- arilloid
- \\ˈarəˌlȯid\ adjective
Etymology: aril + -oid: resembling an aril
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arˈilloid adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑aril
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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arilloid — ar·il·loid … English syllables
aril — arilloid, adj. /ar il/, n. Bot. a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg. [1785 95; < NL arillus; ML: grape seed, prob. erroneously for armillus, with same sense; cf. Upper… … Universalium
