exocarp

[ ek-soh-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

1. epicarp.

exocarp

/ ˈɛksəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

1. another name for epicarp

exocarp

/ ĕk′sō-kärp′ /

1. The outermost layer of the pericarp. In a fleshy drupe such as a peach, the skin constitutes the exocarp.
2. Also called epicarp
3. Compare endocarp

Word History and Origins

Origin of exocarp¹

First recorded in 1835–45; exo- + -carp

Example Sentences

The novel is also broken down into the sections of a pomegranate: “exocarp,” “mesocarp,” “membrane” and “seeds.”

From Los Angeles Times

First, the inner kernel of gas; second, the hard shell or endocarp; third, a viscous layer like the sarcocarp or pulp, and outside of all the wrinkled crust of exocarp.

From Project Gutenberg