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Definition of: tryma
(trī′mə) noun plural ·ma·ta (-mə·tə) Bot.
A drupelike, commonly two–celled fruit with a bony nucleus and a fleshy, leathery, or fibrous dehiscent or separating exocarp, as the hickory nut and walnut. [<NL <Gk. tryma, trymē a hole <tryein wear away]
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