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
The fruits of Luffa aegyptiaca have a number of closely netted vascular bundles in the pericarp, forming a kind of loose felt which supplies the well-known loofah or bath-sponge.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various
A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
A fruit the whole pericarp of which is fleshy or pulpy.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Asa Gray
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