English
Etymology
French péricarpe, from Latin pericarpium, from AGr. polytonic|�ε�ικά��ιον (perikarpion) "pod, husk, shell", from polytonic|�ε�ί (peri) "around" + polytonic|κα���� (karpos) "fruit".
Pronunciation
IPA|/'p�rɪk�:p/
Noun
en-noun
#botany The outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary.
- used figuratively
#:*1974: He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip. � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
See also
endocarp
mesocarp
io:pericarp
id:pericarp
ro:pericarp
ru:pericarp
te:pericarp
vi:pericarp
zh:pericarp
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