arillated
|a-ril-lat-ed|
/əˈrɪleɪtɪd/
(arillate)
having an aril
Etymology
'arillate' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'arillatus', ultimately from Latin 'arillus' meaning 'a small wrapper or membrane around a seed'.
'arillus' changed into New Latin 'arillatus', which entered botanical Latin and then English as 'arillate' and the adjective/past-participial form 'arillated'.
Initially it referred to the 'small wrapper or membrane (aril) around a seed'; over time it came to mean 'having or bearing an aril' in botanical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
past participle form of 'arillate' — having been furnished with an aril.
Several specimens were described as arillated in the herbarium notes.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
having an aril; provided with an aril (a specialized outgrowth from a seed that partly or completely covers the seed).
The arillated seeds were dispersed by ants.
Synonyms
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