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carunculate

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[kuh-ruhng-kyuh-lit, -leyt] / kəˈrʌŋ kyə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
Also carunculated

adjective

  1. having a caruncle.

Etymology

Origin of carunculate

From the New Latin word carunculātus, dating back to 1825–35. See caruncle, -ate 1

Example Sentences

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On the testa, at various points, there are produced at times other cellular bodies, to which the name of strophioles, or caruncles, has been given, the seeds being strophiolate or carunculate.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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