caruncle

caruncle

English

Etymology

From Latin caruncula (“wart”).

Noun

caruncle (plural caruncles)

1. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
2. A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.

Synonyms

• (excrescence on seed): elaiosome

Coordinate terms

• (skin on head of birds): comb, cockscomb, crest, snood, wattle

Translations

small, fleshy excrescence on an animal

Finnish: lihake French: caroncule (fr) f

Maori: koukou Russian: мясистый нарост m (mjasistyj narost), мясцо (ru) n (mjasco), гребень (ru) m (grebenʹ), карункула f (karunkula), присеменник (ru) m (prisemennik), бородавчатое возвышение n (borodavčatoje vozvyšenije), сосочек (ru) m (sosoček)

See also

• dewlap, frill