"caruncle" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/ [General-American], /ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/ [General-American], /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/ [General-American] Forms: caruncles [plural]
Rhymes: -æɹəŋkəl, -ʌŋkəl Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|caruncule}} Middle French caruncule, {{der|en|la|caruncula||a little piece of flesh}} Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), {{doublet|en|caruncula}} Doublet of caruncula Head templates: {{en-noun}} caruncle (plural caruncles)
  1. (anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy. Categories (topical): Anatomy, Plant anatomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts Translations (small, fleshy excrescence on an animal): lihake (Finnish), caroncule [feminine] (French), koukou (Maori), мясистый нарост (mjasistyj narost) [masculine] (Russian), мясцо (mjasco) [neuter] (Russian), гребень (grebenʹ) [masculine] (Russian), карункула (karunkula) [feminine] (Russian), присеменник (prisemennik) [masculine] (Russian), бородавчатое возвышение (borodavčatoje vozvyšenije) [neuter] (Russian), сосочек (sosoček) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-caruncle-en-noun-iMpPohzn Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 42 28 30 Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy Disambiguation of 'small, fleshy excrescence on an animal': 92 6 2
  2. (anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: lacrimal caruncle (extra: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye) Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-caruncle-en-noun-9q~gEXqm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 56 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 59 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 58 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 60 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 57 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 22 58 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 21 53 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 56 24 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. (botany) A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal. Categories (topical): Botany Synonyms: elaiosome
    Sense id: en-caruncle-en-noun-aHluAIyb Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: carunclectomy, caruncular, carunculate, intercaruncle Related terms: dewlap, frill

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "small, fleshy excrescence on an animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гребень"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "karunkula",
      "sense": "small, fleshy excrescence on an animal",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "карункула"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "prisemennik",
      "sense": "small, fleshy excrescence on an animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "присеменник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "borodavčatoje vozvyšenije",
      "sense": "small, fleshy excrescence on an animal",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "бородавчатое возвышение"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sosoček",
      "sense": "small, fleshy excrescence on an animal",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сосочек"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caruncle"
}

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