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EXOCARP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exocarp mean? 

EXOCARP (noun)
  The noun EXOCARP has 1 sense:

1. outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grapeplay

  Familiarity information: EXOCARP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


EXOCARP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

epicarp; exocarp

Hypernyms ("exocarp" is a kind of...):

pericarp; seed vessel (the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary)


 Context examples 


Ginkgo biloba exocarp polysaccharides (GBEP) can inhibit proliferation and induce apoptosis and differentiation of tumor cells.

(Ginkgo, NCI Thesaurus)



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