pericarp

Betekenis (Engels)

1. The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
2. (figuratively, rare) The outer layer of anything.

Sinonieme

seed vessel

boll

capsule

core

endocarp

exocarp

follicle

hull

husk

pod

seed case

shell

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epicarp

mesocarp

citrus albedo

seed capsule

aril

seedvessel

Vertalings

péricarpe

pericarpio

pericarpo

Perikarp

pericarpo

περικάρπιο

pericarpi

pericarpio

epicarpo

غلاف الثمر

pericarpium

épicarpe

Mesokarp

endocarpe

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.