pyrena

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pit seen within the drupe
diagram of drupe parts
pit seen split open

Etymology

From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pyrena (plural pyrenae)

  2. (botany) A nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
    Alternative form: pyrene
    Synonyms: stone, pit, seed pit
    Hyponyms: cherry pit, peach pit
    Holonyms: pericarp < drupe, stone fruit
    Meronyms: endocarp, seed
    Near-synonym: pip
    • 1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia:
      pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane

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Noun

pyrena

  1. definite plural of pyre
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