Caruncle
Pronunciation : Car"un*cle, Ca*run"cu*la
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]
Definition : 1. (Anat.)
Defn: A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the hilum of a seed.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird, as the wattles of a turkey, etc.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913