l, kuh-ruhng-]
| 1. | Botany. a protuberance at or surrounding the hilum of a seed. |
| 2. | Zoology. a fleshy excrescence, as on the head of a bird; a fowl's comb. |
| 3. | Anatomy. a small, fleshy growth. |

caruncle ca·run·cle (kə-rŭng'kəl, kār'ŭng'-)
n.
A fleshy, naked outgrowth.