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Definition of pericarp - 2 dictionary results

per⋅i⋅carp

  [per-i-kahrp]
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–noun Botany.
1. the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
2. a membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red algae.
Origin:
1750–60; < NL pericarpium < Gk perikárpion pod. See peri-, -carp

Related forms:
per⋅i⋅car⋅pi⋅al, per⋅i⋅car⋅pic, adjective
per⋅i⋅car⋅poi⋅dal, adjective
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per·i·carp   (pěr'ĭ-kärp')   
n.  

  1. Botany The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall.

  2. A membranous structure surrounding the cystocarp of red algae.

per'i·car'pi·al adj.
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