arillode

noun

ar·​il·​lode

ˈarəˌlōd

variants or arillodium

ˌarəˈlōdēəm

plural -s

: a false aril : an aril originating from tissue in the region of the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule

Word History

Etymology

arillode from aril + -ode; arillodium from New Latin, from arillus + -odium (from -odes -ode—from Greek -ōdēs— + -ium)

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