Caruncle

• Title

  Caruncle

• Definition

  An outgrowth or appendage at or near the hilum or near the point where the funicle originates of some seeds,

• Notes

  In the Lecythidaceae caruncles are only known from Gustavia sect. Hexapetala..

• Related Terms

  Funicle

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