Associations to the word «Caruncle»

Wiktionary

CARUNCLE, noun. A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy
CARUNCLE, noun. A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds

Dictionary definition

CARUNCLE, noun. An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King