pericarp
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noun
- The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
- The outer layer of anything.
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From French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). By surface analysis, peri- + -carp.
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