pericarp

n. 果皮 [医] 果皮

发音

UK /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/
其它
US /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp/

词形变化

pericarps 复数 pericarps

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

    果皮

    生物 植物学
  2. 2.

    The outer layer of anything.

    比喻 罕用

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

seed vessel

上位词 2

cover covering

下位词 9

stone pit capsule burr bur endocarp epicarp exocarp mesocarp

整体词 1

seed

词源

From French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”), from περι- (peri-, “around”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”). By surface analysis, peri- + -carp.

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