pericarp

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/

Noun

pericarp (plural pericarps)

1. (botany) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
2. (rare, figurative) The outer layer of any thing.
   • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:

     He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip.

Related terms

• endocarp
• exocarp
• mesocarp

Translations

• French: péricarpe
• German: Perikarp
• Italian: pericarpo
• Portuguese: pericarpo
• Russian: околопло́дник
• Spanish: pericarpio

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