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pericarp

Syllables: pe·ri·carp/ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/US/ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp/

pericarp noun: the outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

Noun

pericarp (plural pericarps)

  1. The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
    • When, as in the cherry, the different layers of the pericarp are well-defined and largely developed, they received distinctive names ; the outer skin is the epicarp (epi, upon, carpon, a fruit), the middle fleshy part is the mesocarp (mesos, middle) ; and the innermost hard shell is the endocarp...1880, The Farmer's Magazine, page 208
    • The pericarp of sorghums of the factorial titution BBSSrr, BBSsrr, BbsSrr, and BbSsrr may possess some t degree of coloration even though the pericarp color factor R is nt.1928, Journal of Agricultural Research, page 582
    Synonyms:
    carpodermis
  2. (figuratively, rare) The outer layer of anything.
    • He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

pericarp meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Tagalog

pericarp in Tamil

கனித்தோல், சுற்றுக்கனியம், கனிச்சுவர்

pericarp in Telugu

the pericarp or centre bulb of a lotus
దుద్దు duddu

pericarp in Malayalam

ഫലകഞ്ചുകം

pericarp in Tagalog

outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary
balok
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pericarp in Vietnamese
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Synonyms of pericarp

Forms of pericarp

pluralpericarps

Origin of pericarp

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.

Words formed from pericarp

Questions about pericarp

What does pericarp mean?
Pericarp means the outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
What is pericarp in Tamil?
Pericarp in Tamil is கனித்தோல், சுற்றுக்கனியம், கனிச்சுவர். See Pericarp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pericarp?
Pericarp is a noun.
How do you pronounce pericarp?
Pericarp is pronounced /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/ (UK).
What is the plural of pericarp?
The plural of pericarp is pericarps.

Words near pericarp in the dictionary

  1. pericarditides
  2. pericarditis
  3. pericardium
  4. pericardiums
  5. pericariditis
  6. pericarp
  7. pericarpal
  8. pericarpial
  9. pericarpic
  10. pericarpium
  11. pericarpous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pericarp (page history and authors); pericarp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); దుద్దు (Telugu) (page history and authors); pericarp (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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