Caruncle

Websters 1828 Dictionary

Caruncle CARUNCLE, n.
1. A small fleshy excrescence, either natural or morbid.
2. The fleshy comb on the head of a fowl.

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WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005)

caruncle n 1: an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn: caruncle, caruncula]