ca'runculated
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caruncle (ˈkærəŋkəl, kəˈrʌŋ-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a fleshy outgrowth on the heads of certain birds, such as a cock's comb |
| 2. | an outgrowth near the hilum on the seeds of some plants |
| 3. | any small fleshy mass in or on the body, either natural or abnormal |
| [C17: from obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula a small piece of flesh, from carō flesh] | |
| caruncular | |
| —adj | |
| ca'runculous | |
| —adj | |
| carunculate | |
| —adj | |
| ca'runculated | |
| —adj | |
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Ca'runculated
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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