arilloid

Term Information

Accession
PO:0019022
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
narrow: arillode
exact: arilli
exact: arillus
exact: arilodio (Spanish)
exact: 種皮附属物, アリロイド (Japanese)
Definition
A cardinal part of multi-tissue plant structure (PO:0025498) that is a fleshy outgrowth of a seed (PO:0009010). [source: ISBN:9780881928501]
Comment
Often conspicuous and found on seeds with a hard testa that are dispersed by animals. There is some variation in how different sources define the subtypes of arilloids.

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