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aril

/ˈær.ɪl/

翻译: 名词,指某些植物种子外由珠柄发育而成的肉质、常呈鲜艳颜色的附属物,部分或全部包裹种子。

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noun

/ˈær.ɪl/C2formalscientific
  • zh名词,指某些植物种子外由珠柄发育而成的肉质、常呈鲜艳颜色的附属物,部分或全部包裹种子。

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.

  1. Seed coveringC2formal

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

    zh假种皮

    • 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.
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  • arils plural form
  • arils' possessive plural form
  • aril's possessive singular form