tryma

American

[trahy-muh] / ˈtraɪ mə /

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 British

/ ˈtraɪmə /

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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Etymology

Origin of tryma

1855–60; < New Latin < Greek trŷma hole, equivalent to trȳ́ ( ein ) to rub down, wear away + -ma noun suffix marking result

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Tryma, trī′ma, n. a drupe with fleshy exocarp, dehiscent.

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