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pericarp Definition


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pericarp
noun
    1. bot.
      In plants: the wall of a fruit, which develops from the ovary wall after fertilization.
Derivative: pericarpial
adj
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin pericarpium, from Greek karpos fruit.



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