aril
(noun) fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aril (plural arils)
(botany) A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
• Lair, lair, lari, liar, lira, rail, rial
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"il, A*ril"lus, n. Etym: [From LL. arilli dry grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
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