epicarp

[ ep-i-kahrp ]

/ ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp /

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noun Botany.

the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.

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Origin of epicarp

First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + -carp

Words nearby epicarp

epically, epicalyx, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, epicardium, epicarp, Epicaste, epicedium, epicene, epicenter, epicentre

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How to use epicarp in a sentence

At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
Fruit with a fibrous-fleshy indehiscent epicarp, and a mostly rough irregularly furrowed endocarp or nut-shell.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Fruit a little seed-like nutlet, enclosed in a loose and separable membranous epicarp.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for epicarp

epicarp

exocarp

/ (ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp) /

noun

the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape

Word Origin for epicarp

C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit

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