caruncle

noun

1. an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds

   noun.body

   Synonyms caruncula

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. A small fleshy prominence or excrescence; especially the small, reddish body, the <i>caruncula lacrymalis</i>, in the inner angle of the eye.

   noun

   Source: webster1913