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EPICARP
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
Synonyms:
epicarp; exocarp
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("epicarp" is a kind of...):
pericarp; seed vessel (the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary)
Derivation:
epicarpal (of or relating to the epicarp)
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