arillode
noun
ar·il·lode
ˈarəˌlōd
variants or arillodium
ˌarəˈlōdēəm
plural -s
: a false aril : an aril originating from tissue in the region of the micropyle instead of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule
Word History
Etymology
arillode from aril + -ode; arillodium from New Latin, from arillus + -odium (from -odes -ode—from Greek -ōdēs— + -ium)