Definition of arils Arils
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What does arils mean?
Wiktionary 
- arils (Noun)
Plural of aril.
Part of speech
🔤- arils, noun, plural of aril.
WordNet
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| 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
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aril
A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits. -
aril
A dialect of the Reel language.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.]
Part of speech
🔤- aril, noun, singular of arils.
