caruncle
noun
[ ˈkarəŋk(ə)l ]
• a wattle of a bird such as a turkeycock.
• the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
• a coloured waxy or oily outgrowth from a seed near the micropyle, attractive to ants which aid the seed's dispersal.
Origin:
late 16th century: obsolete French, from Latin caruncula, from caro, carn- ‘flesh’.
