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aril

/ˈærɪl/

aril noun: a tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

Noun

aril (plural arils)

  1. A tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.

aril meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Thai

aril in Tamil

meat surrounding seed
ஏரில் ēril

aril in Tagalog

meat surrounding seed
lamukot

aril in Indonesian

meat surrounding seed
salut biji, aril

aril in Thai

meat surrounding seed
เยื่อหุ้มเมล็ด yʉ̂ʉa-hûm-má-lét

Forms of aril

pluralarils
alternative formarillus

Origin of aril

1785. From New Latin arillus (compare modern French arille and the English doublet arillus), from Medieval Latin arilli.

Words formed from aril

Questions about aril

What does aril mean?
Aril means a tissue surrounding the seed in certain fruits such as pomegranates.
What is aril in Tamil?
Aril in Tamil is ஏரில் (ēril). See Aril meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is aril?
Aril is a noun.
How do you pronounce aril?
Aril is pronounced /ˈærɪl/.
What is the plural of aril?
The plural of aril is arils.

Words near aril in the dictionary

  1. Arikareean
  2. Arikarees
  3. ariki
  4. arikis
  5. Arikun
  6. aril
  7. arildone
  8. ariled
  9. arillar
  10. arillary
  11. arillate

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