pericarp

Noun
  1. The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary (synset 111704733)
    is a type of: cover, covering, natural covering - a natural object that covers or envelops
    subtypes:
    • epicarp, exocarp - outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
    • mesocarp - the middle layer of a pericarp
    • endocarp, pit, stone - the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
    • capsule - a dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses
    • bur, burr - seed vessel having hooks or prickles
    is a part of: seed - a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
    same as: seed vessel

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