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arillate

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ar⋅il⋅late

  [ar-uh-leyt, -lit]
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–adjective Botany.
having an aril.
Origin:
1825–35; < NL arill(us) aril + -ate 1
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ar·il   (ār'əl)   
n.  A fleshy, usually brightly colored cover of a seed, arising from the hilum or funiculus.

[Medieval Latin arillus, grape seed.]
ar'iled adj., ar'il·late' (-lāt', -lĭt) adj.
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