The Collaborative International Dictionary
Arillus
Aril \Ar"il\, ||Arillus \A*ril"lus\, n. [From LL. arilli dry
grapes, perh. fr. L. aridus dry: cf. F,. arille.] (Bot.)
A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a
seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the
white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril.
--Gray.
Wiktionary
arillus
n. (context botany English) An aril.