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carunculate

[ kuh-ruhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

  1. having a caruncle.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of carunculate1

From the New Latin word carunculātus, dating back to 1825–35. See caruncle, -ate 1

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Example Sentences

Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.

Head bare, with a long fleshy wattle at the base of the bill; neck bare, carunculate, slightly feathered behind.

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