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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, noun [Gr. ?; ? around + ? fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
pericarp
noun: the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary [syn: {seed vessel}]
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