arillate

• Terme botanique décrivant une graine pourvue d'un arille (excroissance spécialisée du tégument).

A botanical term describing a seed that is covered by an aril (a specialized outgrowth from the seed coat).

1. Having an arilC2formal

   Describing a seed that is partially or fully covered by a fleshy, often brightly colored outgrowth called an aril.

   arillée

   • The yew tree produces arillate seeds that are highly toxic.
   • Many tropical plants have arillate seeds to attract birds for dispersal.
   • The bright red arillate seeds of the spindle tree are very distinctive.

   Synonymesariled