Dictionary Definitions, Synomyns, Antonyms, and related words for Pericarp
Definitions for: Pericarp
[n] the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
Webster (1913) Definition: Per"i*carp, n. [Gr. ?; ? around + ? fruit: cf. F.
p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.)
The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of
Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.