Epicarp

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Exocarp.
  2. 2
    outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape wordnet

Etymology

epi- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); epi- + -carp.

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