-
Trending Now:
More Trending:
- transgender beleaguer scaramouch non sequitur admiral's mast
- ALL
Definition of pericarp
: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary — see endocarp illustration
People Are Reading
Origin and Etymology of pericarp
New Latin pericarpium, from Greek perikarpion pod, from peri- + -karpion -carp
Learn More about pericarp
-
See words that rhyme with pericarp Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about pericarp
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up pericarp? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Writing? Check your grammar now!