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caruncles

caruncles is the plural of caruncle.

Meaning of caruncle

Noun

caruncle (plural caruncles)

  1. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
  2. A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
    Synonyms:
    elaiosome

Phrases with caruncles

Questions about caruncles

What is caruncles the plural of?
Caruncles is the plural of caruncle.

Words near caruncles in the dictionary

  1. carumbelloside
  2. carumonam
  3. caruncle
  4. carunclectomies
  5. carunclectomy
  6. caruncles
  7. caruncula
  8. carunculae
  9. caruncular
  10. carunculate
  11. carunculated

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