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CARUNCULAR
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Dictionary entry overview: What does caruncular mean?
• CARUNCULAR (adjective)
The adjective CARUNCULAR has 1 sense:
1. resembling a caruncle
Familiarity information: CARUNCULAR used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resembling a caruncle
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
caruncular; carunculous
Pertainym:
caruncle (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
Derivation:
caruncle; caruncula (an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds)
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