Aril

Word ARIL
Character 4
Hyphenation ar il
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Aril"

What do we mean by aril?

A fleshy, usually brightly colored cover of a seed, usually arising from the funiculus. noun

In botany, a term variously applied to the accessory coverings or appendages of seeds. noun

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. noun

A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits. noun

Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed noun

A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

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The word "aril" in example sentences

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. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

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 .. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Draketime: Most follow a common calendar that marks the start at Ornaoth’s slaying of his first dragon—the wyrm Som-aril-dhar-chrys—as Year 1 Overdrake (OD), [...] ❋ Unknown (2008)

Draketime: Most follow a common calendar that marks the start at Ornaoth’s slaying of his first dragon—the wyrm Som-aril-dhar-chrys—as Year 1 Overdrake (OD), symbolizing the lower races’ victories over their larger oppressors. ❋ Unknown (2008)

While the verb in the following phrase is a hapax, we may reasonably conclude that in śarle means "it was śaril-ed". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mace is the ground outer covering aril of the nutmeg seed. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Pomatcha - Matcha green tea cake, pomegranate cream cheese frosting, topped with a fresh pomegranate aril and gold luster dust ❋ Roopa (2007)

Top each cupcake with a fresh pomegranate aril and dust with gold luster dust. ❋ Roopa (2007)

After the aril is eaten, the bats drop the intact seeds under their roosts. ❋ Unknown (2007)

This happens when the fruit is in the tree crown and the seeds are still attached to the inner fruit wall by a cord called a funicle, which, in turn, is surrounded by a fleshy, white outgrow called an aril. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The aril is the spice called mace, and the seed inside the shell is the nutmeg. The aril is removed from the shell and dried separately. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

The red ribbon is an aril, a fruit part whose color and sugars attract birds to carry it and the seed away. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

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