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tryma

[ trahy-muh ]

noun

, Botany.
, plural try·ma·ta [trahy, -m, uh, -t, uh].
  1. a nut having an outer shell that becomes tough and dry and eventually splits open, as in the walnut and hickory.


tryma

/ ˈtraɪmə /

noun

  1. botany a drupe produced by the walnut and similar plants, in which the endocarp is a hard shell and the epicarp is dehiscent
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of tryma1

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of tryma1

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

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