(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:54:44

Per"i*carp (?), n. [Gr. ; around + fruit: cf. F. p'ericarpe.] Bot.

The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

 

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