aril

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Fruit ribbed, long, the compartments formed by reticular partitions; contains many irregular seeds, one border sharp, the other obtuse, covered by a very thin aril.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers

But on closer inspection we observe that the flower stalks are combined into little groups, each group occupying the aril of one of the basal leaves.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Vries, Hugo de

The fruit is about the size of an ordinary walnut, with a thick rind, which, upon opening, at maturity, discloses a reddish aril covering the nut within.

From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Fuller, Andrew S.

Seed of White Water Lily, enclosed in its aril.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa

Seed vessel pyramidal, containing many seeds enveloped in an elastic aril by which they are ejected when the fruit opens.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers