caruncle.

1. A small fleshy projection or outgrowth, especially an anatomical feature.

2. A fleshy appendage associated with the seed of certain plants.

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Words that belong together

• a fleshy caruncle
• the lacrimal caruncle

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A fleshy caruncle lay at the edge of the opening.

The illustration identified the lacrimal caruncle beside the inner corner of the eye.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Singular caruncle; plural caruncles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.