pericarp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    seed vessel.

WordNet

Per"i*carp noun
Etymology
Gr. around + fruit: cf. F. péricarpe.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

Webster 1913