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Definitions for Pericarp
[1] the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
[2] a membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red algae.
[3] the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds that develops from the wall of the ovary
[4] a layer of tissue around the reproductive bodies of some algae and fungi
Words related to Pericarp
case, integument, scale, skeleton, chassis, hull, frame, shard, shuck, framework, husk, skin, pod, crust, nut, plastron, carapace
Words nearby Pericarp
pericardiostomy, pericardiotomy, pericarditis, pericarditis obliterans, pericardium, pericarp, pericementitis, pericementum, pericenter, pericentre, perichaetial
Origin of Pericarp
1750–60; < New Latin pericarpium < Greek perikárpion pod. See peri-, -carp
Other words from Pericarp
per·i·car·pi·al , per·i·car·pic , adjective
per·i·car·poi·dal , adjective
Word origin for Pericarp
C18: via French from New Latin pericarpium
Synonyms for Pericarp
carapace, case, chassis, crust, frame, framework, hull, husk, integument, nut, plastron, pod, scale, shard, shuck, skeleton, skin