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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).
Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.
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pericarp — PERICÁRP, pericarpe, s.n. Ansamblul straturilor de ţesuturi care alcătuiesc pereţii unui fruct. [pl. şi: pericarpuri] – Din fr. péricarpe. Trimis de oprocopiuc, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 pericárp s. n., pl. pericárpe Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
Pericarp — Per i*carp, n. [Gr. ?; ? around + ? fruit: cf. F. p[ e]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pericarp — pericarp. См. перикарпий. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
pericarp — ► NOUN Botany ▪ the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary. ORIGIN from Greek peri around + karpos fruit … English terms dictionary
pericarp — [per′ə kärp΄] n. [ModL pericarpium < Gr perikarpion: see PERI & CARP] Bot. the wall of a ripened ovary, sometimes consisting of three distinct layers, the endocarp, mesocarp, and exocarp pericarpial adj … English World dictionary
pericarp — noun /ˈpɛrɪkɑːp/ a) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary. , 1974: He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip. Guy Davenport, Tatlin! b) used… … Wiktionary
pericarp — apyvaisis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Išorinis sėklą gaubiantis vaisiaus sluoksnis. atitikmenys: angl. pericarp rus. околоплодник … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
pericarp — noun Etymology: New Latin pericarpium, from Greek perikarpion pod, from peri + karpion carp Date: 1759 the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary see endocarp illustration … New Collegiate Dictionary
pericarp — pericarpial, pericarpic, adj. pericarpoidal, adj. /per i kahrp /, n. Bot. 1. the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. 2. a membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red… … Universalium
pericarp — peri·carp (perґĭ kahrp″) [peri + carp] the seed vessel or ripened ovary of a flower … Medical dictionary
