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An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
Answer for the clue "An outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds ", 9 letters:
caruncula
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caruncle \Car"un*cle\, ||Caruncula \Ca*run"cu*la\, n. [L. caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.] (Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the caruncula lacrymalis, in the inner angle of the eye. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A caruncle.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds [syn: caruncle ]