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

epicarp

/ ĕp′ĭ-kärp′ /

1. See exocarp

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicarp¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of epicarp¹

C19: from French épicarpe, from epi- + Greek karpos fruit

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

The drupe is a succulent usually one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with a pericarp easily distinguishable into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp.

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Botanists distinguish five skins on the berry—epidermis, epicarp, endicarp, episperm and embryous membrane—but for practical purposes the number of integuments may be taken as three.

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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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Related Words

• crust