Arillode
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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- n arillode In botany, a false aril: sometimes applied to a form of aril which originates from the micropyle or raphe instead of at or below the hilum, as in the nutmeg. Also spelled arilode.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
Arillus, + Gr. e'i^dos form
In literature:
This arillode, after growing downwards, may be reflected upwards so as to cover the micropyle.
"Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3" by Various
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