caruncle
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Every portrait depicts a pale woman with a sharp nose, bow lips, slightly receding chin, and dark eyes with a pink lacrimal caruncle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
The caruncle may aid hatchlings in escaping from the nest.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
Seed of Ricinus or Castor oil plant, with caruncle.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The caruncle remains on the beak for a variable length of time, but never is present in the spring following hatching.
From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by John M. Legler
Many of both sexes were furnished with a large, round, fleshy caruncle on the bill at the base of the forehead--this is said to be present during the breeding season only.
