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View synonyms for exocarp

exocarp

[ ek-soh-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.

exocarp

/ ˈɛksəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

  1. another name for epicarp
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

exocarp

/ ĕk′sō-kärp′ /

  1. The outermost layer of the pericarp. In a fleshy drupe such as a peach, the skin constitutes the exocarp.
  2. Also called epicarp
  3. Compare endocarp
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Word History and Origins

Origin of exocarp1

First recorded in 1835–45; exo- + -carp

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