Word of the Day:
pyrena
What It Means
A nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
Holonyms: pericarp < drupe, stone fruit
Did You Know?
From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).
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