aril
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The fleshy scarlet covering formed around the naked seed in the yew is by some considered of the nature of an aril.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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
Fruit about size of child’s head or smaller, somewhat pear-shaped, juicy, pulp melon-like, 1 compartment with numerous seeds, each in a mucilaginous aril.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
The aril which surrounds the seed and the roots of Sapindus Saponaria, an evergreen tree, I have seen used as soap in South America and the West Indies under the name of soap berries.
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.