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Definition of Pyrena

Pyrena
Pyrena Py*re"na, n.; pl. Pyren[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, the stone of fruit.] (Bot.) A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. --Gray.

Meaning of Pyrena from wikipedia

- A pyrena or pyrene (commonly called a "pit" or "stone") is the fruitstone within a drupe or drupelet produced by the ossification of the endocarp or lining...
- the fruit endocarp, which forms a hard s**** around the seed called the pyrena (stone or pit). The kernel contains amygdalin, a poisonous compound, in...
- or flesh) surrounds a single s**** (the pip (UK), pit (US), stone, or pyrena) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside. Drupes do not split open...
- Olives are harvested in the green to purple stage. O. europaea contains a pyrena commonly referred to in American English as a "pit", and in British English...
- of stoneworts). In botany, the term "nutlet" can be used to describe a pyrena or pyrene, which is a seed covered by a stony layer, such as the kernel...
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- A nutlet is a small nut. Nutlet may also refer to: Pyrena or nutlet, a seed covered by a stony layer Nutlet or Oreshek, another name for Shlisselburg Fortress...
- a reticulated, hard s**** (like the outside of a peach pit) called the pyrena. Inside the s**** is the edible seed, commonly called a nut. Generally,...
- edible while the endocarp itself forms a hard, inedible s**** called the pyrena ("stone" or "pit"). This s**** encloses the seed (or "kernel"), which is...
- are also known as amritaphala (fruits of ambrosia).[citation needed] The pyrena of the fruit, commonly called the "pit" or "stone", is typically divided...