arillus

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin arillus. Doublet of aril, the adapted borrowing which has largely superseded it.

Noun

arillus (plural arilli)

(botany) An aril.

Translations

aril — see aril

Anagrams

lirulas

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): /aˈril.lus/, [äˈrɪlːʲʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈril.lus/, [äˈrilːus]

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.

	singular	plural
nominative	arillus	arillī
genitive	arillī	arillōrum
dative	arillō	arillīs
accusative	arillum	arillōs
ablative	arillō	arillīs
vocative	arille	arillī

References

Löwe, Gustav (1884) Glossae nominum (in German), Leipzig, page 119, who refers to his Prodromus Leipzig 1876 p. 431.