ar·il
(ăr′əl)n. A fleshy, usually brightly colored cover of a seed, usually arising from the funiculus.
[Medieval Latin arillus, grape seed, from a Romance source akin to Italian arillo, seed coat, from Vulgar Latin *arēnula, grain of sand, from diminutive of Latin arēna, sand; see arena.]
ar′iled adj.
ar′il·late′ (-lāt′, -lĭt) adj.
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ariled
(ˈærɪld) , arillary
or arillated
adj(of seeds) having an aril
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Adj. | 1. | ariled - (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored covercovered - overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form; "women with covered faces"; "covered wagons"; "a covered balcony" |
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