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tryma
[ trahy-muh ]
noun
Botany.
plural trymata
- a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
tryma
/ ˈٰɪə /
noun
- botany a drupe produced by the walnut and similar plants, in which the endocarp is a hard shell and the epicarp is dehiscent
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tryma1
1855–60; < New Latin < Greek ٰŷ hole, equivalent to ٰ̄́ ( ein ) to rub down, wear away + -ma noun suffix marking result
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tryma1
C19: from New Latin, from Greek truma a hole (referring to the hollow drupe), from truein to wear away
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Tryma, trī′ma, n. a drupe with fleshy exocarp, dehiscent.
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