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epicarp

Noun

ep=i=carp

WORDNET DICTIONARY

epicarp(n = noun.plant) exocarp - outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape; Array

is a kind of pericarp, seed vessel

Derived form adjective epicarpal₁

epicarp, [Pref. epi- + Gr. fruit.].

The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp. [1913 Webster]

epicarp, n. Bot. the outermost layer of the pericarp.

Etymology

EPI- + Gk karpos fruit

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