caruncle
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/, /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/
- Rhymes: -æɹəŋkəl, -ʌŋkəl
Noun
[edit]caruncle (plural caruncles)
- (anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
- (anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
- (botany) A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
- Synonym: elaiosome
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]small, fleshy excrescence on an animal
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “caruncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “caruncle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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- English terms borrowed from Middle French
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