exocarp

American  

[ek-soh-kahrp] / ˈɛk soʊˌkɑrp /

noun

Botany.

1. epicarp.

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exocarp British  

/ ˈɛksəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

1. another name for epicarp

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exocarp Scientific  

/ ĕk′sō-kärp′ /

1. The outermost layer of the pericarp. In a fleshy drupe such as a peach, the skin constitutes the exocarp.

2. Also called epicarp

3. Compare endocarp mesocarp

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Etymology

Origin of exocarp

First recorded in 1835–45; exo- + -carp

Example Sentences

The novel is also broken down into the sections of a pomegranate: “exocarp,” “mesocarp,” “membrane” and “seeds.”

From Los Angeles Times

First, the inner kernel of gas; second, the hard shell or endocarp; third, a viscous layer like the sarcocarp or pulp, and outside of all the wrinkled crust of exocarp.

From Project Gutenberg