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 drupe is a succulent usually one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with a pericarp easily distinguishable into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" 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
By dehiscence the pericarp becomes divided into different pieces, or valves, the fruit being univalvular, bivalvular or multivalvular, &c., according as there are one, two or many valves.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
