Definition of pericarp Pericarp
per•i•carp
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NounPlural: pericarps |
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| pericarp - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary | ||
| seed vessel | ||
| natural covering, covering, cover the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| seed a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa | ||
| epicarp, exocarp outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape | ||
| mesocarp the middle layer of a pericarp | ||
| endocarp, pit, stone a surface excavation for extracting stone or slate; "a British term for `quarry' is `stone pit'" | ||
| capsule a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- pericarp (n.)
The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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pericarp
per′i-kärp, n. (bot.) the covering, shell, or rind of fruits: a seed-vessel.—adj. Pericarp′ial. [Gr. perikarpion—peri, around, karpos, fruit.]
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