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Carunculate

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ca·run·cle  (k-rngkl, krng-)
n.
1. Biology A fleshy naked outgrowth, such as a fowl's wattles.
2. Botany An outgrowth or appendage at or near the hilum of certain seeds, as of the castor-oil plant.
[Obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula, diminutive of car, flesh; see sker-1 in Indo-European roots.]
ca·runcu·lar (-ky-lr) adj.
ca·runcu·late (-lt, -lt), ca·runcu·lated (-ltd) adj.
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Adj.1.carunculate - having a caruncle
carunculated
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