epicarp

Other forms: epicarps

Definitions of epicarp
  1. noun
    outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
    synonyms: exocarp
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    type of:
    pericarp, seed vessel
    the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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