Look up: Pericarp

1. Pericarp
   Matured or ripened walls of the ovary when it becomes a fruit.
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2. pericarp
   [n] - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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3. pericarp
   That part of a fruit that is produced by thickening of the ovary wall. Composed of three layers, epicarp (skin), mesocarp (often fleshy) and endocarp (membranous or stony in the case of eg. plum).
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4. Pericarp
   Per'i·carp noun [ Greek ...; ... around + ... fruit: confer French péricarpe .] (Botany) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts . of Capsule , Drupe , and Legume .
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5. pericarp
   <plant biology> The wall of a fruit, developed from the ovary wall. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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6. pericarp
   seed vessel noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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7. Pericarp
   • (n.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.
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8. pericarp
   (from the article `angiosperm`) The form, texture, and structure of fruits are varied (notably in simple fruits), but most fall within a few categories. The fruit wall, or pericarp, ... ...fruits take into account the number of carpels constituting the original ovary; dehiscence (opening) versus nondehiscence; and dryness versus ... ...
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9. pericarp
   pericarp 1. The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall. 2. A membranous structure surrounding the cystocarp of red algae. 3. The walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
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10. Pericarp
    The pericarp is the wall of the ripened ovary of a plant.
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11. pericarp
    Wall of a fruit. It encloses the seeds and is derived from the ovary wall. In fruits such as the acorn, the pericarp becomes dry and hard, forming a shell around the seed. In fleshy fruits the pericarp is typically made up of three distinct layers. The epicarp, or exocarp, forms the tough outer skin...
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12. Pericarp
    The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall.
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