exocarp - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

exo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); exo- +‎ -carp.

exocarp (plural exocarps)

1. (biology) The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp

• exocarpic

• praecox, precoxa

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• IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.soːˈkɑrp/
• Hyphenation: exo‧carp
• Rhymes: -ɑrp

exocarp n (uncountable)

1. exocarp

Borrowed from French exocarpe.

exocarp n (plural exocarpuri)

1. exocarpe