wattle vs caruncle
caruncle vs wattlewattle and caruncle both are nouns.
wattle is a verb but caruncle is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wattle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| caruncle | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
caruncle is a hypernym of
wattle; that is, caruncle is a
word with a broader meaning than wattle:
- wattle: a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards
- caruncle: an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds
Other hypernyms of wattle include
caruncula.
| wattle (noun) | caruncle (noun) |
|---|---|
| framework consisting of stakes interwoven with branches to form a fence | an outgrowth on a plant or animal such as a fowl's wattle or a protuberance near the hilum of certain seeds |
| a fleshy wrinkled and often brightly colored fold of skin hanging from the neck or throat of certain birds (chickens and turkeys) or lizards | |
| any of various Australasian trees yielding slender poles suitable for wattle |
| wattle (verb) | caruncle (verb) |
|---|---|
| interlace to form wattle | |
| build of or with wattle |
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