carunculated

ca·run·cle

 (kə-rŭng′kəl, kăr′ŭng′-)

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.

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[Obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula, diminutive of carō, flesh; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]

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ca·run′cu·lar (-kyə-lər) adj.

ca·run′cu·late (-lĭt, -lāt′), ca·run′cu·lat′ed (-lā′tĭd) adj.

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Adj.

1.

carunculated - having a caruncle carunculate

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