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pericarp
[ per-i-kahrp ]
/ ˈpɛr ɪˌkɑrp /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM pericarp
per·i·car·pi·al, per·i·car·pic, adjectiveper·i·car·poi·dal, adjectiveWords nearby pericarp
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British Dictionary definitions for pericarp
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
Derived forms of pericarp
pericarpial or pericarpic, adjectiveWord Origin for pericarp
C18: via French from New Latin pericarpium
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Scientific definitions for pericarp
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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