Main Entry: car·un·cle

Pronunciation: \ˈker-ˌəŋ-kəl, ˈka-ˌreŋ-, kə-ˈrəŋ-\

Function: noun

Etymology: obsolete French caruncule, from Latin caruncula little piece of flesh, diminutive of caro flesh — more at carnal

Date: 1615

1 : a naked fleshy outgrowth (as a bird's wattle)
2 : an outgrowth on a seed adjacent to the micropyle