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

Autocarpous, aw-to-k�r′pus, adj. applied to such fruit as consists only of the pericarp, with no adnate parts.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

After the ovules have been fertilized, the ovary is called a pericarp.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah