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Meaning of EXOCARP

Pronunciation:  'eksow`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: epicarp
 
 See Also: pericarp, seed vessel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ex"o*carp\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the
rind of an orange. See Illust. of {Drupe}.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: The outer layer or "skin" of a pericarp.
 

 

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