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Meaning of EPICARP

Pronunciation:  'epu`kârp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
 
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 Synonyms: exocarp
 
 See Also: pericarp, seed vessel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ep"i*carp\, [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened
ovary. See Illust. under {Endocarp}.
 
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Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The outer layer of the wall of a fruit, i.e. the 'skin'.
 
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