Meaning ofcarbunclein English

Noun

1. a large skin abscess with pus drainage
   The doctor lanced the carbuncle on the patient's neck.
2. an unattractive or objectionable structure; eyesore
   The old factory was a carbuncle on the otherwise beautiful landscape.
3. a heraldic symbol with radiating staves
   In heraldry, a carbuncle is a rare symbol with eight radiating staves.