aril

English - Turkish

Definition of aril in English Turkish dictionary: arillus; tohum zarı; (isim) tohum zarı; bazı tohumların etrafında bulunan kese şeklinde ince zar; (Gıda) tane

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of aril in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Tohum tomurcuğunun dip kısmından gelişmiş olan şişkin etlenmiş örtü; Kimyada, bir değerli karbonlu köklerin genel adı

English - English

Definition of aril in English English dictionary: A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits; {n} the outer coat of a seed; A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the white water lily; An outer covering or appendage of some seeds; The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril; fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed; Special covering of certain seeds that commonly develops from the seed stalk. It is often a bright-coloured fleshy envelope, as in such woody plants as the yews and nutmeg and in members of the arrowroot family, oxalis, and the castor-oil plant. Animals are attracted to arils and eat the seeds, dispersing them in their wastes. The aril of nutmeg is the source of the spice known as mace; {i} (Botany) fleshy covering on some seeds

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aril

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