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exocarp

exocarp noun: the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.

Noun

exocarp (plural exocarps)

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

exocarp meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Tagalog

exocarp in Tamil

கனியின் தோல், தோலி

exocarp in Malayalam

ഉപരിഫലഭിത്തി

exocarp in Tagalog

outermost layer of the pericarp
labasbalok

Forms of exocarp

pluralexocarps

Origin of exocarp

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

Questions about exocarp

What does exocarp mean?
Exocarp means the outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.
What is exocarp in Tamil?
Exocarp in Tamil is கனியின் தோல், தோலி. See Exocarp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is exocarp?
Exocarp is a noun.
What is the plural of exocarp?
The plural of exocarp is exocarps.

Words near exocarp in the dictionary

  1. exocapillary
  2. exocarboxypeptidase
  3. exocarboxypeptidases
  4. exocardiac
  5. exocardial
  6. exocarp
  7. exocarpal
  8. exocarpic
  9. exocarpic acid
  10. exocarps
  11. exoccipital

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Adapted from Wiktionary: exocarp (page history and authors); exocarp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); exocarp (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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