arillode

English

Alternative forms

• arilode (archaic)

Etymology

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Noun

arillode (plural arillodes)

1. (botany) A structure resembling an aril that comes from the ovule as opposed to the stalk.

   The mace of the nutmeg is an arillode.

Translations

a structure resembling an aril

• Portuguese: arilódio m

Anagrams

• raoellid