Meaning of PERICARP
| Pronunciation: | | 'peree`kârp
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| | Definition: | | [n] the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary |
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| | Synonyms: | | seed vessel |
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| | See Also: | | bur, burr, capsule, cover, covering, endocarp, epicarp, exocarp, natural covering, pit, seed, stone | |
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| | 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}.
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| | Definition: | | The wall of a fruit, developed from the ovary wall. |
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