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nounthe ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
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Definition that contains pericarp
- stone the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- pit the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- mesocarp the middle layer of a pericarp
- endocarp the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed
- epicarp outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
- exocarp outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
- simple fruit an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
- bacca an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry