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caruncle
[kar-uhng-kuhl, kuh-ruhng-]
noun
Botany.a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed.
Zoology.a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb.
Anatomy.a small, fleshy growth.
caruncle
/ kəˈrʌŋ-, -ˌleɪt, kəˈrʌŋkjʊlɪt, kəˈrʌŋkjʊlə, ˈkærəŋkəl /
noun
a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb
an outgrowth near the hilum on the seeds of some plants
any small fleshy mass in or on the body, either natural or abnormal
Other Word Forms
- caruncular adjective
- carunculous adjective
- carunculate adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of caruncle1
Example Sentences
For example, males will drain all the blood from the caruncles so they’re as white as a sheet of paper, Dr. Buchholz said.
Here’s another fun fact: Male turkeys, called toms, have bald, featherless heads with all sorts of dangling skin flaps and knobs known as the snood, the wattle and caruncles.
In the developing embryo, the beak originates near the caruncle and then gradually expands backward.
After about 60 days of incubation inside their eggs, turtle hatchlings use a temporary tooth called a caruncle to break out of their shells.
A paleness and want of liveliness of the membranes, generally, may be considered as the first symptoms, to which may be added a yellowness of the caruncle at the corner of the eye.
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