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caruncle/ˈkærəŋk(ə)l, kəˈrʌŋ-/n. 1 Zool. a fleshy excrescence, e.g. a turkeycock's wattles or the red prominence at the inner angle of the eye 【动】肉冠，垂肉(如雄火鸡的肉垂或内眼角处的肉阜) 2 Bot. an outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle 【植】种阜(靠近珠孔的种子外阜) □ caruncular /-kjʊlə/ adj.[obsolete French from Latin caruncula, from caro carnis ‘flesh’] |