arillate

Current definition: 
with an aril
Feature ID: 
277
Pro parte: 
SSA: having an appendage covering or partly enclosing the seed and arising from the funicle (stalk) of the seed FPW: aril = a fleshy and sometimes hairy outgrowth from the hilum or funicle of a seed. CFFP: with an aril IPT: provided with an aril. Aril = an appendage or an outer covering of a seed, arising from or near the hilum or funiculous; sometimes appearing as if pulpy
Feature Status: 
Optional
Similar concepts: 
CGBT: with an aril; funicular = relating to a funicle (the stalk connecting an ovule to its placenta); micropylar = relating to the mycropyle (the opening in the integuments of an ovule, through which the pollen tube grows after pollination) ATRFT1: An aril is difficult to define but the term is generally restricted to fleshy growths from the funicle or from the hilum, i.e. from the base of the seed or its point of attachment. To be classed as an aril it must enclose at least part of the seed. An aril often resembles an egg cup around the base of the egg. No distinction is made in this key between arils, arrilodes and sarcotestas and all are included in the generic term aril. Arils are usually found on seeds in dehiscent or tardily dehiscent fruits but there are exceptions to this generalisation . The edible part of a litchi, Litchi chinensis, is an aril.
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