arillate

ar·il

 (ăr′əl)

n.

A fleshy, usually brightly colored cover of a seed, usually arising from the funiculus.

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[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.]

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ar′iled adj.

ar′il·late′ (-lāt′, -lĭt) adj.

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Adj.

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arillate - (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover ariled phytology, botany - the branch of biology that studies plants covered - 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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