- arilloid
- ar·il·loid
English syllables. 2014.
arilloid
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arilloid — ˈarəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: aril + oid : resembling an aril * * * arˈilloid adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑aril … Useful english dictionary
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
