caruncula

caruncula ae, dim.

caro, a bit of flesh : vitulina.

caruncula
căruncŭla, ae, f. dim. [2. caro], a little piece of flesh , * Cic. Div. 2, 24, 52; Cels. 2, 7; 8...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
Caruncula
·noun An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed. II. Caruncula ·noun A na...

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