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語源

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

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kəl/, /ˈka.ɹəŋ.kl̩/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kl̩/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈkɛɹˌʌŋ.kəl/, /ˈkæˌɹʌŋ.kəl/, /kəˈɹʌŋ.kəl/
• 韻: -æɹəŋkəl, -ʌŋkəl

名詞

caruncle (plural caruncles)

1. (anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.

   Hyponym: lacrimal caruncle

   Coordinate terms: comb, cockscomb, crest, snood, wattle

2. (anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
3. (botany) A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.

   Synonym: elaiosome

派生語

• carunclectomy
• caruncular
• carunculate
• intercaruncle

参考

• dewlap
• frill

参照

• “caruncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “caruncle”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.