Caruncula
Caruncula (Latin: fleshy outgrowth) denotes:
in biology:
- a type of elaiosomes (fatty appendages of seeds)
in anatomy:
- Caruncula sublingualis , papilla on the frenulum
- Caruncula lacrimalis , teardrop caruncle in the inner corner of the eye
- Carunculae hymenales , remains of the hymen
