carbuncle | (noun) an infection larger than a boil and with several openings for discharge of pus | - |
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(noun) deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets | - |
caruncle | (noun) an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds | Synonyms: caruncula |
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furuncle | (noun) a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus | Synonyms: boil |
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granduncle | (noun) an uncle of your father or mother | Synonyms: great-uncle |
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peduncle | (noun) a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain | Synonyms: cerebral peduncle |
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(noun) stalk bearing an inflorescence or solitary flower | - |
(noun) the thin process of tissue that attaches a polyp to the body | - |
uncle | (noun) the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt | - |
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(noun) a source of help and advice and encouragement | - |