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Pericarp

Pericarp Meaning & Definition
Pericarp Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pericarp?

[n] the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pericarp: seed vessel

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pericarp:

See Also | bur | burr | capsule | cover | covering | endocarp | epicarp | exocarp | natural covering | pit | seed | stone

Pericarp In Webster's Dictionary

\Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. ?; ? around + ? fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}.

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