carunculate

[ kuh-ruhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

having a caruncle.

Origin of carunculate

¹

From the New Latin word carunculātus, dating back to 1825–35. See caruncle, -ate¹

Also ca·run·cu·lat·ed [kuh-ruhng-kyuh-ley-tid] /kəˈrʌŋ kyəˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Words Nearby carunculate

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How to use carunculate in a sentence

Seeds subglobose, roughened or reticulated, not carunculate.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States | Asa Gray
Head bare, with a long fleshy wattle at the base of the bill; neck bare, carunculate, slightly feathered behind.
A Synopsis of the Birds of North America | John James Audubon

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