pericarp

English - Turkish

Definition of pericarp in English Turkish dictionary

tohum zarı

meyve örtüsü

meyva örtüsü

{i} perikarp

perikard

meyve örtü

English - English

Definition of pericarp in English English dictionary

used figuratively

The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary

{n} the case which contains the seeds

The fruit wall which has developed from the ovary wall; sometimes used for any fruit covering From the Greek, peri (peri), "around;" and karpos (karpos), "fruit "

of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume

the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary

Sterile layer of cells derived from female plant and enclosing the carposporophyte

Fruit wall; the wall of a matured ovary

the part of a fruit resulting from the ovary walls development

The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit

The fruit wall which develops from the ovary wall The pericarp may be divided into the endocarp, mesocarp and exocarp

{i} wall of a fruit; part of a fruit around the seed

Sometimes used to designate a fruit, technically the ovary wall

The wall of a ripened ovary (fruit) It is homogeneous in some genera In others it is composed of three distinct layers, exocarp, mesocarp, and endocarp

The outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary

The outer wall of mature fruit

Related Terms

pericarps

plural of pericarp

Hyphenation

pe·ri·carp

Etymology

() French péricarpe, from Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikarpion, “pod, husk, shell”), from περί (peri, “around”) + καρπός (karpos, “fruit”).