pericarp

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For instance, strawberries are derived from the receptacle and apples from the pericarp, or hypanthium.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Another three well-characterized domestication genes, qSH1 for seed shattering, Waxy for grain quality and Rc for pericarp colour, which showed strong selection signals in the panel, were not fully shared in the population.

From Nature • Oct. 24, 2012

Starch is rarely present in the pericarp of the fruit, although it occurs commonly in the seed.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

The pericarp is at first of a green color, and performs the same functions as the other green parts of plants, decomposing carbonic acid under the agency of light and liberating oxygen.

From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.

The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a pericarp of a globular form.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah