epicarp

ep·i·carp

E0175000 (ĕp′ĭ-kärp′)n. See exocarp.

epicarp

(ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp) or

exocarp

n (Botany) the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape[C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit]

ep•i•carp

(ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp)

n. the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits. [1825–35]

Thesaurus

Noun

epicarp - outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grapeexocarppericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

Translations

epicarpo

epicarp

[′ep·ə‚kärp] (botany) The outer layer of the pericarp. Also known as exocarp.

MedicalSeepericarp

epicarp

Related to epicarp: endocarp, mesocarp, pericarp

noun

Synonyms for epicarp

noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape

Synonyms

exocarp

Related Words

pericarp
seed vessel

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