pericarpnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈper.ɪ.kɑːp/us/ˈper.ɪ.kɑːrp/specializedthe layer that develops from the ovary wall around the seed of a plant after it is fertilized and forms the skin and flesh of the fruit
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Parts of plants
- aerial root
- bud
- cane
- clove
- corm
- cotyledon
- fig leaf
- frond
- lamina
- leafless
- meristem
- micropyle
- nectary
- organ
- rootstock
- testa
- the treetops
- trunk
- twig
- veined
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