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aril

UK/ˈærɪl/ uncommon

noun

1.

fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed

Origin

1785. From New Latin arillus (compare modern French arille and the English doublet arillus), from Medieval Latin arilli.

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