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Definition of pericarp in English: pericarpnoun ˈpɛrɪkɑːpˈpɛrəˌkɑrp Botany The part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary. Example sentencesExamples - Prior to seed germination, the pericarp of a dispersed fruit opens to form a small slit near the stylar end.
- The enzyme indeed increases during ripening, and is concentrated in the skin and outer pericarp of the fruit.
- Mature fruits were collected manually from the ground and the fibrous pericarps were removed using a mechanical dehusker immediately following harvest.
- Fruits had the pericarps removed and the seeds were stratified.
- All enzyme assays were performed with naked seeds, i.e. seeds from which the pericarp was removed.
Synonyms skin, peel, covering, zest
Origin Late 17th century: from French péricarpe, from Greek perikarpion 'pod, shell', from peri- 'around' + karpos 'fruit'. Definition of pericarp in US English: pericarpnounˈpɛrəˌkɑrpˈperəˌkärp Botany The part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary. Example sentencesExamples - Prior to seed germination, the pericarp of a dispersed fruit opens to form a small slit near the stylar end.
- Fruits had the pericarps removed and the seeds were stratified.
- Mature fruits were collected manually from the ground and the fibrous pericarps were removed using a mechanical dehusker immediately following harvest.
- All enzyme assays were performed with naked seeds, i.e. seeds from which the pericarp was removed.
- The enzyme indeed increases during ripening, and is concentrated in the skin and outer pericarp of the fruit.
Synonyms skin, peel, covering, zest
Origin Late 17th century: from French péricarpe, from Greek perikarpion ‘pod, shell’, from peri- ‘around’ + karpos ‘fruit’. |