Pericarp

//ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp//

Synonyms for "pericarp" (23 found)

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Translations

31 translations across 25 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • περικάρπιον noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Bulgarian

2 entries
  • околопло́дник noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • перика́рп noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Catalan

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  • pericarpi noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Chinese Mandarin

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  • 果皮 noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Czech

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  • oplodí noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Dutch

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  • pericarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Finnish

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  • hedelmän seinä noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • perikarppi noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

French

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  • péricarpe noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

German

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  • Perikarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Greek

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  • περικάρπιο noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Ido

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  • perikarpo noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Italian

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  • pericarpo noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Japanese

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  • 果皮 noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Korean

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  • 과피 noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Macedonian

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  • околуплодник noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • перикарп noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Manx

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  • ym-charp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Polish

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  • owocnia noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • perykarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Portuguese

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  • pericarpo noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Romanian

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  • pericarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Russian

2 entries
  • околопло́дник noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • перика́рпий noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Spanish

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  • pericarpio noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Swedish

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  • fruktvägg noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)
  • perikarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Tagalog

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  • balok noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Vietnamese

1 entries
  • vỏ quả noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Welsh

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  • pericarp noun (outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary)

Sample sentences

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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 […].

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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.

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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.

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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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