'Epicarp' definitions:
Definition of 'epicarp'
(from WordNet)
noun
Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: epicarp, exocarp]
Definition of 'Epicarp'
From: GCIDE
- Epicarp \Ep"i*carp\, [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp. [1913 Webster]