epicarp

[ ep-i-kahrp ]

/ ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR epicarp ON THESAURUS.COM

noun Botany.

the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.

Origin of epicarp

First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + -carp

Words nearby epicarp

epicalyx, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, epicardia, epicardium, epicarp, Epicaste, epicedium, epicene, epicenter, epicentre

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Example sentences from the Web for epicarp

Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers
At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells.
All About Coffee|William H. Ukers

British Dictionary definitions for epicarp

epicarp

exocarp

/ (ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp) /

noun

the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape

Word Origin for epicarp

C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for epicarp

epicarp

[ ĕp′ĭ-kärp′ ]

See exocarp.

单词	epicarp
释义	epicarp [ ep-i-kahrp ] / ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR epicarp ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits. Origin of epicarp First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + -carp Words nearby epicarp epicalyx, epicanthic fold, epicanthus, epicardia, epicardium, epicarp, Epicaste, epicedium, epicene, epicenter, epicentre Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for epicarp Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority. The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines\|T. H. Pardo de Tavera The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad. All About Coffee\|William H. Ukers At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells. All About Coffee\|William H. Ukers British Dictionary definitions for epicarp epicarp exocarp / (ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp) / noun the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape Word Origin for epicarp C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to epicarp crust, shell, cover, husk, rind, bark, shuck, pellicle, exocarp, peeling, layer, peel, hull, cortex, skin, integument Scientific definitions for epicarp epicarp [ ĕp′ĭ-kärp′ ] See exocarp. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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epicarp

noun Botany.

Origin of epicarp

Words nearby epicarp

Example sentences from the Web for epicarp

British Dictionary definitions for epicarp

exocarp

noun

Word Origin for epicarp

Words related to epicarp

Scientific definitions for epicarp