pericarp
NounSynonyms:
seed vessel
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovarySynonyms: seed vesselType of covering, natural coveringKinds bur, epicarp, capsule, stone, mesocarpPart of seed
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Per′i·carp noun
Origin: Gr. περικάρπιον; περί around + καρπός fruit: cf. F. péricarpe.
Botany The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54