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arillus
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English
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin arillus. Doublet of aril, the adapted borrowing which has largely superseded it.
Noun
arillus (plural arilli)
Translations
aril — see aril
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
- arilla f
Etymology
Probably a writing mistake for *acillus, a diminutive of acinus, acina (“pip of a grape or pomegranate”), and from herbaries and pharmacopoeiae introduced into botanical jargon.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈrɪl.lʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈril.lus]
Noun
arillus m (genitive arillī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) pip of a grape or pomegranate
- (New Latin) aril, a tissue surrounding a fruit-seed
Declension
Second-declension noun.
References
- Löwe, Gustav (1884), Glossae nominum (in German), Leipzig, page 119, who refers to his Prodromus Leipzig 1876 p. 431.
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