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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ar•il (ar′il),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]- Botanya usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
- Latin anima literally, spirit (hence, the insides of a thing), with -illa diminutive suffix; see anima
- Neo-Latin arillus; Medieval Latin: grape seed, probably erroneously for armillus, with same sense; compare Upper Italian dialect, dialectal armella, arma kernel, pit of a fruit, Italian animella edible insides of an animal
- 1785–95
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: aril /ˈærɪl/ n - an appendage on certain seeds, such as those of the yew and nutmeg, developed from or near the funicle of the ovule and often brightly coloured and fleshy
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin arillus, from Medieval Latin arilli raisins, pips of grapesˈarilˌlate adj |