PERICARP


Meaning of PERICARP in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' per- ə - ˌ kärp

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin pericarpium, from Greek perikarpion pod, from peri- + -karpion -carp

Date: 1759

: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary ― see ENDOCARP illustration

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