pericarp
[ per-i-kahrp ]
/ ˈpɛr ɪˌkɑrp /
noun Botany.
the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
a membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red algae.
RELATED WORDS
case, integument, scale, skeleton, chassis, hull, frame, shard, shuck, framework, husk, skin, pod, crust, nut, plastron, carapace
Nearby words
- pericardiostomy,
- pericardiotomy,
- pericarditis,
- pericarditis obliterans,
- pericardium,
- pericementitis,
- pericementum,
- pericenter,
- pericentre,
- perichaetial
Origin of pericarp
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pericarp
/ (ˈpɛrɪˌkɑːp) /
noun
the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds that develops from the wall of the ovary
a layer of tissue around the reproductive bodies of some algae and fungi
Word Origin for pericarp
C18: via French from New Latin pericarpium
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pericarp
[ pĕr′ĭ-kärp′ ]
The tissue that arises from the ripened ovary wall of a fruit; the fruit wall. In fleshy fruits, the pericarp can often be divided into the exocarp, the mesocarp, and the endocarp. For example, in a peach, the skin is the exocarp, the yellow flesh is the mesocarp, while the stone or pit surrounding the seed represents the endocarp.
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