Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "carunculated" ita ce: samun nama, girma kamar wart ko girma. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa a fannin ilmin halitta ko ilimin dabbobi don bayyana wani takamaiman siffa ko halayen wasu halittu, kamar tsuntsaye ko kwari, waɗanda suke da caruncles ko sifofi masu kama da kamanni a jikinsu.
