Definition of aril Aril

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We found 7 definitions of aril from 6 different sources.

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What does aril mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: arils

aril - fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • aril (n.)
    Alt. of Arillus

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • aril
    A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits.
  • aril
    A dialect of the Reel language.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • aril
    ar′il, Arillus, a-ril′lus, n. a peculiar covering of the seed of some plants, formed by an expansion of the cord (funiculus) which attaches the ovule to the placenta, or of the placenta itself.—adjs. Ar′illary, Ar′illated, having an aril. [Low L. arillus.]

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  • aril, noun, singular of arils.

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