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epicarp

[ ep-i-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.


epicarp

/ ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp /

noun

  1. the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


epicarp

/ ĕpĭ-kärp′ /

  1. See exocarp


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Word History and Origins

Origin of epicarp1

First recorded in 1825–35; epi- + -carp
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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.

The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad.

Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority.

Fruit with a fibrous-fleshy indehiscent epicarp, and a mostly rough irregularly furrowed endocarp or nut-shell.

Fruit a little seed-like nutlet, enclosed in a loose and separable membranous epicarp.

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