pericarp

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

pericarpi

pericarp

Sinònims

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

Traduccions

péricarpe

pericarpio

pericarpo

Perikarp

pericarpo

epicarpo

περικάρπιο

pericarpio

pericarpium

غلاف الثمر

albedo de citrus

Epikarp

exocarpe

épicarpe

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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.