aril

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aril

/ˈærɪl/

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1785. From New Latin arillus (compare modern French arille and the English doublet arillus), from Medieval Latin arilli.

noun arils · arillus

A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

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noun meat surrounding seed

Español	arilo
日本語	仮種皮
Português	arilo
Français	arille
Deutsch	Arillus, Samenmantel
Italiano	arillo
Русский	ари́ллус aríllus, кро́велька króvelʹka, присемя́нник prisemjánnik, присеме́нник priseménnik

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"aril." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/aril.

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@misc{aril_2026,
  title = {aril},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aril},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}