ep·i·carp ( p  -kärp )n. See exocarp. |
epicarp [ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp], exocarp
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape
[from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit]
| epicarp (p-kärp) See exocarp. |
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| Noun | 1. |  epicarp - outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grapepericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
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