tryma

[trahy-muh]

noun, plural try·ma·ta

[trahy-muh-tuh] /ˈtraɪ mə tə/. Botany.

a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.

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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British Dictionary definitions for tryma

tryma

noun plural -mata (-mətə)

botany a drupe produced by the walnut and similar plants, in which the endocarp is a hard shell and the epicarp is dehiscent

Word Origin for tryma

C19: from New Latin, from Greek truma a hole (referring to the hollow drupe), from truein to wear away

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