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 .
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/55

  5. pericarp
    <plant biology> The wall of a fruit, developed from the ovary wall. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?pericarp

  6. pericarp
    seed vessel noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pericarp

  7. Pericarp
    • (n.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pericarp/

  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 non...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/44



  1. 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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  2. Pericarp
    The pericarp is the wall of the ripened ovary of a plant.
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  3. 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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  4. Pericarp
    The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall.
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  5. Pericarp
    The wall of a ripened ovary; fruit wall.
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  6. Pericarp
    the outer wall of mature fruit
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  7. pericarp
    the wall of a fruit, developed from the ovary wall.
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_botanical_terms

  8. pericarp
    1) Cover 2) Covering 3) Natural covering 4) Seed vessel 5) Wall of the ripened ovary of a plant
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/pericarp/1

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