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A part or organ, such as an arm, leg, tail, or fin, that is joined to the axis or trunk of a body. in botany, an ARIL as in the appendage of a nutmeg seed or a yew seed

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Aril is an appendage on certain seeds such as Yew and Nutmeg. Aril is a kind of cover to a seed.

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