Definition of aril
English to English noun - fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
source: WordNet 3.0 - 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.
source: Webster 1913
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aril, ariel, airily, aerial, aral, arulo, areal, aerially, airol, aural, aralia, areola, arolla, areole, aurelia, auroral, aurally, aureole, aureola, airhole
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