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ARILLATE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does arillate mean?
• ARILLATE (adjective)
The adjective ARILLATE has 1 sense:
1. (of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover
Familiarity information: ARILLATE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of some seeds) having a fleshy and usually brightly colored cover
Synonyms:
ariled; arillate
Similar:
covered (overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form)
Domain category:
botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)
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