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
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Caruncle as a noun:
A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal's anatomy.
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Caruncle as a noun:
A similar excrescence near the hilum of some seeds.
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Wattle as a noun:
A construction of branches and twigs woven together to form a wall, barrier, fence, or roof.
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Wattle as a noun:
A single twig or rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.
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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.
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Wattle as a noun:
A barbel of a fish.
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Wattle as a noun:
A decorative fleshy appendage on the neck of a goat.
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Wattle as a noun:
Loose hanging skin in the neck of a person.
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Wattle as a noun:
Any of several Australian trees and shrubs of the genus Acacia, or their bark, used in tanning.
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Wattle as a verb (transitive):
To construct a wattle, or make a construction of wattles.
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Wattle as a verb (transitive):
To bind with wattles or twigs.