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Caruncula   Listen
noun
Caruncula, Caruncle  n.  
1.
(Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
2.
(Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
3.
(Zool.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.





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... The caruncula lacrimalis is a small round body, frequently entirely or partially black, situated in the inner angle of the eye, and is designed to direct the tears toward ...
— Special Report on Diseases of Cattle • U.S. Department of Agriculture


Words linked to "Caruncula" :   caruncle, process, wattle, appendage, outgrowth


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