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aril/ˈæril/n. Bot. an extra seed-covering, often coloured and hairy or fleshy, e.g. the red fleshy cup around a yew seed 【植】假种皮(通常彩色、多毛、肉质,如紫杉种子的红色花萼) □ arillate adj.[modern Latin arillus, of unknown origin: cf. medieval Latin arilli ‘dried grape-stones’] |