Pericarp

Of covering and seed.   May also be referred to as seed vessel.

The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary.

This concept's ID is @1~58735

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  • capsule 4 facts

    A dry dehiscent seed vessel or the spore-containing structure of e.g. mosses.

  • pit 2 facts

    The hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or...

  • bur 1 facts

    Seed vessel having hooks or prickles.

  • epicarp 0 facts

    Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape.

  • mesocarp 0 facts

    The middle layer of a pericarp.