ˈperəˌkärp noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin pericarpium, from Greek perikarpion pod, husk, from peri- + -karpion -carp
: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary that are thin and foliaceous or membranous (as in the legume and most capsules), fleshy (as in berries), or hard and bony (as in nuts) and are more or less homogeneous or consist of up to three distinct layers — see epicarp , mesocarp ; endocarp illustration
• peri·car·pi·al | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|kärpēəl or peri·car·pic -pik adjective