tryma

tryma
/truy"meuh/, n., pl. trymata /-meuh teuh/. Bot.
a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.
[1855-60; < NL < Gk tryma hole, equiv. to trý(ein) to rub down, wear away + -ma n. suffix marking result]

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