PERICARP


Meaning of PERICARP in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈper-ə-ˌkärp ]

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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