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epicarp
CIDE DICTIONARY
epicarp, [Pref. epi- + Gr. fruit.].
The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
epicarp, n. Bot. the outermost layer of the pericarp.
Etymology
EPI- + Gk karpos fruit
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