aril
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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 Hugo de Vries
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 Andrew S. Fuller
The aril is a growth from the extremity of the seed-stalk, or from the placenta when there is no seed-stalk.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
Seed of White Water Lily, enclosed in its aril.
From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Asa Gray
The outer palet is to be considered as the metamorphosed leaf, in the aril of which the flower is produced.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
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