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aril

/ˈær.ɪl/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una cubierta carnosa, a menudo de color brillante, que se desarrolla a partir del funículo o del óvulo y envuelve total o parcialmente la semilla de algunas plantas.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˈær.ɪl/

A noun referring to a fleshy, often brightly colored covering that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or completely envelops the seed of certain plants.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una cubierta carnosa, a menudo de color brillante, que se desarrolla a partir del funículo o del óvulo y envuelve total o parcialmente la semilla de algunas plantas.
  1. Seed covering C2 formal

    A fleshy, often brightly colored structure that grows from the stalk of an ovule and partially or completely surrounds a seed.

    • The bright red aril of the yew seed is attractive but toxic.
    • In pomegranates, the edible part is actually the aril surrounding the seed.
    • The aril of the nutmeg seed is dried to produce mace.

    🇪🇸Arilo

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