caruncle
noun
car·un·cle
ˈker-ˌəŋ-kəl
ˈka-ˌrəŋ-,
kə-ˈrəŋ-
1
: a naked fleshy outgrowth (such as a bird's wattle)
2
: an outgrowth on a seed adjacent to the micropyle (see micropyle sense 1)
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