exocarp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.

Word forms

exocarp exocarps

Etymology

From exo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); exo- + -carp.

Related words

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