Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fleshy, usually brightly colored cover of a seed, usually arising from the funiculus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, a term variously applied to the accessory coverings or appendages of seeds.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) 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 .
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- noun A
tissue surrounding theseed in certainfruits .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The edible portion is its fleshy seed covering, or aril, which is pale white, sweet, and distinctively floral due to the presence of a number of terpenes rose oxide, linalool, geraniol; Gewürztraminer grapes and wine share many of the same notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The edible portion is its fleshy seed covering, or aril, which is pale white, sweet, and distinctively floral due to the presence of a number of terpenes rose oxide, linalool, geraniol; Gewürztraminer grapes and wine share many of the same notes.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Gadis rock: Korang pminat aril truskn ler afundi aril smpai titisan credit yng trakhir klau tk nanti aril akan ... aten_zone: aáh lah, agak besar gaklah kasut die tue .. huhuhu .. hopefully die pkai kasut kecik sikit mlm nie ..
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Gadis rock: Korang pminat aril truskn ler afundi aril smpai titisan credit yng trakhir klau tk nanti aril akan ... aten_zone: aáh lah, agak besar gaklah kasut die tue .. huhuhu .. hopefully die pkai kasut kecik sikit mlm nie ..
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Gadis rock: Korang pminat aril truskn ler afundi aril smpai titisan credit yng trakhir klau tk nanti aril akan ... aten_zone: aáh lah, agak besar gaklah kasut die tue .. huhuhu .. hopefully die pkai kasut kecik sikit mlm nie ..
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Draketime: Most follow a common calendar that marks the start at Ornaothâs slaying of his first dragonâthe wyrm Som-aril-dhar-chrysâas Year 1 Overdrake (OD), [...]
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Draketime: Most follow a common calendar that marks the start at Ornaothâs slaying of his first dragonâthe wyrm Som-aril-dhar-chrysâas Year 1 Overdrake (OD), symbolizing the lower racesâ victories over their larger oppressors.
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While the verb in the following phrase is a hapax, we may reasonably conclude that in śarle means "it was śaril-ed".
Archive 2009-07-01 2009
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While the verb in the following phrase is a hapax, we may reasonably conclude that in śarle means "it was śaril-ed".
Ashes to ashes 2009
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Mace is the ground outer covering aril of the nutmeg seed.
Spices and Herbs -Bandra Bazar Road « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1 2008
reallifepixel commented on the word aril
An aril (or arillus) is any specialized outgrowth from the funiculus (attachment point of the seed) (or hilum) that covers or is attached to the seed. It is sometimes applied to any appendage or thickening of the seed coat in flowering plants, such as the edible parts of the mangosteen and pomegranate fruit, or the mace of the nutmeg seed.
Wikipedia - Aril
November 24, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word aril
The letters A, I, L, and R can form six different words: aril, lair, liar, lira, rail, and rial. Are there any other sets of four letters that have this property?
May 15, 2010
bilby commented on the word aril
alir is an Indonesian word meaning flow.
May 15, 2010
Wordplayer commented on the word aril
It's basically the seed coat covering the actual seed coat, which is covering the seed.
December 27, 2010