About The Word Aril
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Aril
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What's The Definition Of Aril?
[n] fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
Synonyms | Synonyms for Aril: Related Terms | Find terms related to Aril: See Also | plant part Aril In Webster's Dictionary \Ar"il\, Arillus \A*ril"lus\, n. [From LL. arilli dry
grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.)
A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a
seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the
white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril.
--Gray.
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