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arillode definition

ar·il·lode (ar′ə lōd′, er′-)

noun

a false aril, developing from an opening in the covering of the ovule instead of from its stalk

Etymology: < ModL arillus (see aril) + -ode

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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