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pericarp

/per-i-kahrp/US // ˈpɛr ɪˌkɑrp //UK // (ˈpɛrɪˌkɑːp) //

果皮,果皮部,果皮层,果壳

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
    • : a membranous envelope around the cystocarp of red algae.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In the medlar the core (or true pericarp) is of a stony hardness, while the outer succulent covering is open at the summit.

  • Dehiscent—the pericarp splits to allow the escape of the seeds—generally many-seeded.

  • Pericarp generally differentiated into distinct layers, one of which is succulent or fibrous.

  • In an orthotropal seed attached to the base of the pericarp it is superior, as also in a suspended anatropal seed.

  • Pericarp woody, dehiscent at the tip by 2–4 valves; contains 1–4 seeds, slightly orbiculate, coriaceous.