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The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.

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  1. The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
  2. n. outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
  3. The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened ovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
  4. The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripenedovary. See Illust. under Endocarp.
  5. n outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape