pericarp

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

Etymology

From French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). By surface analysis, peri- + -carp.

In classic literature

Synonyms

seed vessel

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