First Known Use: 1759
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pericarp
noun peri·carp \ˈper-ə-ˌkärp\
Definition of PERICARP
: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary — see endocarp illustration
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Origin of PERICARP
New Latin pericarpium, from Greek perikarpion pod, from peri- + -karpion -carp
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