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pyrena

Pronunciation: /paɪˈɹiːnə/

The English word “pyrena” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A nutlet resembling a seed, or the stone of a drupe, comprising the endocarp and the kernel.

Etymology

From New Latin pyrēna, from Ancient Greek πῡρήν (pūrḗn, “fruit-stone”).

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