Arillate

/ˈærɪleɪt/ adjective

Definition

Covered with or having an aril; seeds or fruits that bear an aril or aril-like structure.

Etymology

From 'aril' plus the Latin suffix '-atus/-ata' meaning 'having' or 'furnished with,' used in scientific Latin to describe structures in biology.

Kelly Says

Arillate seeds were so important to early botanists that they created multiple Latin-derived synonyms—'arillate,' 'arillated,' 'arilled'—each with slightly different technical nuances depending on context.

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