Aril
Aril noun - Fleshy and usually brightly colored cover of some seeds that develops from the ovule stalk and partially or entirely envelopes the seed.
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Glume
Glume noun - Small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae.
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Glume and Aril. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/aril/glume
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