Pericarp

n.

1.

(Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

Noun

1.

pericarp - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary Synonyms: seed vessel

bur, burr, capsule, cover, covering, endocarp, epicarp, exocarp, mesocarp, natural covering, pit, seed, seed vessel, stone