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 part of the pericarp attached to the peduncle is the base, and the point where the style or stigma existed is the apex.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The tissue of the seeds contains a fatty oil, with resin, mucilage and gum, malates and albuminous matter; and in the pericarp there is much tannin.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" by Various

Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular pericarp.

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