# Caruncle

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/caruncle
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

Adjective: carunculate

a warty protuberance near the [hilum](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/hilum "the scar left on the testa of a seed at the spot where it was attached to the funicle or placenta.") of a [seed](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/seed "the fertilized ovule of a plant, containing an embryo, and sometimes endosperm, which are covered by the seed coat.").

## Related terms

- [Hilum](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/hilum)