The difference between Caruncle and Wattle

When used as nouns, caruncle means a small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy, whereas wattle means a construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.


Wattle is also verb with the meaning: to construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

check bellow for the other definitions of Caruncle and Wattle

  1. Caruncle as a noun:

    A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.

  2. Caruncle as a noun:

    A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.

  1. Wattle as a noun:

    A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.

  2. Wattle as a noun:

    A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.

  3. Wattle as a noun:

    A wrinkled fold of skin, sometimes brightly coloured, hanging from the neck of birds (such as chicken and turkey) and some lizards.

  4. Wattle as a noun:

    A barbel of a fish.

  5. Wattle as a noun:

    A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.

  6. Wattle as a noun:

    Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.

  7. Wattle as a noun:

    Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning.

  1. Wattle as a verb (transitive):

    To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.

  2. Wattle as a verb (transitive):

    To bind with wattles or twigs.