# Aril

**Source**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/aril
**Parent**: https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/

Adjective: arillate

an expansion of the [funicle](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/funicle "the stalk of an ovule.") growing partially or wholly over the [testa](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/testa "the seed coat.") of certain seeds.

## Related terms

- [Funicle](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/funicle)

- [Arils of Acacia](https://eflora.sydney.edu.au/glossary/image/acacia_aril "Mimosaceae: Arils of Acacia. A, A. melanoxylon; B, A. implexa.")