different between caruncle vs carnosity

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ka.???.k?l/, /?ka.???.kl?/, /k?????.k?l/, /k?????.kl?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?????.k?l/, /?kæ????.k?l/, /k?????.k?l/
• Rhymes: -æ???k?l, -??k?l

Noun

caruncle (plural caruncles)

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

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

   Hyponym: lacrimal caruncle

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

Derived terms

• carunclectomy
• caruncular
• carunculate
• intercaruncle

Translations

See also

• dewlap
• frill

References

• “caruncle”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “caruncle”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

English

Etymology

carnose +? -ity?

Noun

carnosity (countable and uncountable, plural carnosities)

1. (uncountable) fleshiness
2. (countable) A fleshy excrescence or caruncle.

Related terms

• carnose

Anagrams

• crayonist