epicarp

American  

[ep-i-kahrp] / ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp /

noun

Botany.

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

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epicarp British  

/ ˈɛpɪˌkɑːp /

noun

1. the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits: forms the skin of a peach or grape

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epicarp Scientific  

/ ĕp′ĭ-kärp′ /

1. See exocarp

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Etymology

Origin of epicarp

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

Example Sentences

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

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

Surface view of ep, epicarp, and p, outer parenchyma of mesocarp. x160.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" by Various

Thus in the date the epicarp is the outer brownish skin, the pulpy matter is the mesocarp or sarcocarp, and the thin papery-like lining is the endocarp covering the hard seed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The rind of the orange consists of epicarp and mesocarp, while the endocarp forms partitions in the interior, filled with pulpy cells.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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