pyrena
pyrena · pyrenae
A nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the…A nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
/paɪˈɹiːnə/
Meaning
1 sensesA nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
Holonyms: pericarp < drupe, stone fruit
Meronyms: endocarp, seed
Origin
From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).
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