Associations to the word «Pericarp»

Wiktionary

PERICARP, noun. (botany) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
PERICARP, noun. (rare) (figurative) The outer layer of any thing.

Dictionary definition

PERICARP, noun. The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary.

Wise words

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