Arillode

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Arillode \Ar"il*lode\, n. [Arillus + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)
     A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead
     of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the
     nutmeg is an arillode.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]