Meanings
plural pyrenae
- biologyA nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
Near-synonym: pip
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Holonyms: pericarp < drupe, stone fruit
Meronyms: endocarp, seed
[…] pericarp drupaceous, or baccate, 1—4 nuts (pyrena), which are sometimes enclosed in an utricular membrane […]
1848, Samuel Frederick Gray, Gray's Supplement to the Pharmacopoeia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπῡρήν“fruit-stone”
- New Latinpyrēna
- Englishpyrena
From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).
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pyrena. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pyrena
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