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Word entry · 4 letters

aril

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"Seed covering"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈærɪl/Part of speech nounSorted ailrStarts with AEnds with L1 clues
1A2R3I4L

Definitions

  1. fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelops the seed

Word origin

1785. From New Latin arillus (compare modern French arille and the English doublet arillus), from Medieval Latin arilli.

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