pericarp
English
Etymology
From French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). By surface analysis, peri- + -carp.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp/
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧carp
Noun
pericarp (plural pericarps)
- (botany) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
- 1880, The Farmer's Magazine, page 208:
- When, as in the cherry, the different layers of the pericarp are well-defined and largely developed, they received distinctive names ; the outer skin is the epicarp (epi, upon, carpon, a fruit), the middle fleshy part is the mesocarp (mesos, middle) ; and the innermost hard shell is the endocarp (endos, within) ; in other words the pericarp is made up of epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp. […] In all normal fruits these three layers of the pericarp are present […] .
- 1928, Journal of Agricultural Research, page 582:
- The pericarp of sorghums of the factorial titution BBSSrr, BBSsrr, BbsSrr, and BbSsrr may possess some t degree of coloration even though the pericarp color factor R is nt.
- 1992 August 20, Jim C. Forbes; James C. Forbes; Drennan Watson, Plants in Agriculture, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 180:
- Many fruits show differentiation of the pericarp into layers – the plum, for example, has a thin outer pericarp forming the skin, a succulent middle pericarp forming the flesh and a stony inner pericarp surrounding the single seed.
- 2009, Stanley P. Cauvain; Linda S. Young, The ICC Handbook of Cereals, Flour, Dough & Product Testing: Methods and Applications, DEStech Publications, Inc, →ISBN, page 207:
- One important difference is the pericarp of sorghum is more bran-like and contains starch granules in the cells. However, as with maize, the sorghum pericarp is often referred to as a “hull” and is generally removed during processing.
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- (rare, figurative) The outer layer of anything.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
Related terms
- endocarp
- exocarp
- mesocarp
Translations
outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary
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Anagrams
- crappier
Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpeː.riˈkɑrp/, [ˌpɪː.riˈkɑrp]
- Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧carp
- Rhymes: -ɑrp
Noun
pericarp n (uncountable)
- pericarp
Romanian
Etymology
From French péricarpe.
Noun
pericarp n (plural pericarpe)
- pericarp
Declension
Declension of pericarp
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) pericarp | pericarpul | (niște) pericarpe | pericarpele |
genitive/dative | (unui) pericarp | pericarpului | (unor) pericarpe | pericarpelor |
vocative | pericarpule | pericarpelor |