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Definition of Aril
1. Noun. Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
Definition of Aril
1. n. A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril.
Definition of Aril
1. an outer covering of certain seeds [n -S] : ARILED, ARILLATE, ARILLOID [adj]
Medical Definition of Aril
1. A fleshy outgrowth that partially or completely surrounds the seed in someplants. (09 Oct 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aril
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