'Pericarp' definitions:

Definition of 'pericarp'

(from WordNet)
noun
The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: pericarp, seed vessel]

Definition of 'Pericarp'

From: GCIDE
  • Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around + karpo`s fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume. [1913 Webster] Pericarpial

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