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ex⋅o⋅carp

  [ek-soh-kahrp]
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–noun Botany.
epicarp.
Origin:
1835–45; exo- + -carp
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ex·o·carp   (ěk'sō-kärp')   
n.   Botany
The outermost layer of the fruit wall. Also called epicarp.
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The outermost layer of the pericarp. In a fleshy drupe such as a peach, the skin constitutes the exocarp. Also called epicarp. Compare endocarp, mesocarp.
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