caruncle

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/|/ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/|/kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/|/kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/    美 /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/|/ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/|/kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
  2. Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye. abbreviation,alt-of,clipping
  3. A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.

词形变化

caruncles plural

词汇关系

衍生词
carunclectomy caruncular carunculate intercaruncle
相关词
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词源

Borrowed from Middle French caruncule, from Latin caruncula (“a little piece of flesh”), diminutive of carō (“flesh”). Doublet of caruncula.
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