The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around + karpo`s fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume. [1913 Webster] PericarpialWordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pericarp n 1: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: pericarp, seed vessel]