caruncle

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
2. noun Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
3. noun A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.

Similar words

caruncula sarcoma lacrymal carnosity carunculation escarbuncle carbuncle corniculum carinule cupule

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Word family

caruncles