Definition of epicarp Epicarp

ep•i•carp

We found 5 definitions of epicarp from 5 different sources.

What does epicarp mean?

Noun Plural: epicarps
epicarp - outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
		exocarp
		pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

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epicarp
The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.

epicarp
ep′i-kärp, n. (bot.) the outermost layer of the pericarp or fruit. [Gr. epi, upon, karpos, fruit.]

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epicarp in sign language