1. the wall of a ripened ovary of a flower; the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ovary
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The pericarp of an apple consists of the flesh and skin surrounding the seeds.
• In cherries, the pericarp is the fleshy part we eat, while the pit contains the seed.
• The pericarp can be divided into three layers: the outer skin, middle flesh, and inner layer.
• Botanists study the pericarp to understand fruit development and classification.
• The dry pericarp of a walnut forms the hard shell that protects the seed inside.
• Different fruits have varying pericarp thickness and texture depending on their species.