This glossary definition is part of the Purdue Arboretum learning resource database, providing educational information on campus flora, morphology, and botanical terminology.
Pericarp
The outer wall (skin) of a fruit. This feature is connected to how seeds are protected, nourished, or moved away from the parent plant.
Did you know?
The peel, flesh, and inner shell of many fruits are layers of the pericarp — the ripened ovary wall.
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