the part of a fruit enclosing the seeds that develops from the wall of the ovary
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per•i•carp
(per′i kärp′),USA pronunciation n. [Bot.]
per′i•car′pi•al, per′i•car′pic, adj.
per′i•car•poi′dal, adj.
- Botanythe walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
- Microbiologya membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red algae.
- Greek perikárpion pod. See peri-, -carp
- Neo-Latin pericarpium
- 1750–60
per′i•car•poi′dal, adj.
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