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View synonyms for epicarp
epicarp
[ ep-i-kahrp ]
noun
, Botany.
- the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
epicarp
/ ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp /
noun
- the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape
epicarp
/ ĕp′ĭ-kärp′ /
- See exocarp
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Word History and Origins
Origin of epicarp1
C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit
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Example Sentences
At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells.
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The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad.
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Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority.
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Fruit with a fibrous-fleshy indehiscent epicarp, and a mostly rough irregularly furrowed endocarp or nut-shell.
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Fruit a little seed-like nutlet, enclosed in a loose and separable membranous epicarp.
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