aril

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Arillus

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hull april outside coat husk pelt skin shell hide envelope bark pod chaff rind apr
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Antonyms

center

Hypernyms

plant structure plant part

Anagrams

lair liar lira rail rial ALIR lari

Examples

Nutmeg is the seed of the tree, roughly egg-shaped and about convert long and convert wide, and weighing between convert dried, while mace is the dried "lacy" reddish covering or aril of the seed. Source: Internet

The peeled fruits can be cooked and eaten: first, the grape-like fleshy aril, then the nutty seed, with no waste. Source: Internet

The aril is attached to the seed in some commercial cultivars, but "freestone" cultivars are available and in high demand. Source: Internet

The cones of this dioecious tree are berry-like, with a single (rarely two) 7–11 mm seed apical on an 8–14 mm pink-purple aril ; the aril is edible and sweet. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Arik Arikara ariki arildone ariled arillary