caruncle

Etymology

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

noun

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