ALL meanings of caruncle
car·un·cle
C c - noun caruncle a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb 3
- noun caruncle an outgrowth near the hilum on the seeds of some plants 3
- noun caruncle any small fleshy mass in or on the body, either natural or abnormal 3
- noun caruncle an outgrowth of flesh, as the comb and wattles of a fowl 3
- noun caruncle an outgrowth of an outer seed coat at or near the hilum 3
- noun caruncle A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy. 1
- noun caruncle Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed. 1
- noun caruncle Zoology. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb. 1
- noun caruncle Anatomy. a small, fleshy growth. 1
- noun caruncle A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds. 0