caruncle

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P. incarnàta, L. Glaucous; stem slender, sparingly branched; leaves minute and linear-awl-shaped; spike cylindrical; flowers flesh-color; caruncle longer than the narrow stalk of the hairy seed.—Dry soil, Penn. to Wisc.,

From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa

The caruncle may aid hatchlings in escaping from the nest.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.

In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section T, U, V, and W by Project Gutenberg

Seed of Ricinus or Castor oil plant, with caruncle.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Almost every caruncle present after 50 days could be flicked off easily with a probe or fingernail.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.