caruncle

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caruncle

/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/ UK
/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/ UK
/kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/ UK
/kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/ UK
/ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/ US
/ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/ US
/kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/ US

Rhymes with -æɹəŋkəl, -ʌŋkəl

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Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.

noun caruncles

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

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noun small, fleshy excrescence on an animal — see also wattle

Français	caroncule
Русский	мясистый нарост mjasistyj narost, мясцо mjasco, гребень grebenʹ, карункула karunkula, присеменник prisemennik, бородавчатое возвышение borodavčatoje vozvyšenije

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@misc{caruncle_2026,
  title = {caruncle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caruncle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}