exocarp

English

Etymology

exo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); exo- +‎ -carp.

Noun

exocarp (plural exocarps)

1. (biology) The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp

Related terms

• exocarpic

Translations

outermost layer of the pericarp

Catalan: exocarpi m, epicarpi m Chinese: Mandarin: 外果皮 (zh) (wàiguǒpí) Dutch: exocarp n Finnish: eksokarppi French: épicarpe (fr) m Ido: epikarpo (io) Polish: egzokarp m Romanian: exocarp (ro) n, epicarp (ro) n Russian: экзока́рпий (ru) m (ekzokárpij), внепло́дник (ru) m (vneplódnik) Spanish: epicarpio m Tagalog: labasbalok

Anagrams

• praecox, precoxa

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɛk.soːˈkɑrp/
• Hyphenation: exo‧carp
• Rhymes: -ɑrp

Noun

exocarp n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. exocarp

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French exocarpe.

Noun

exocarp n (plural exocarpuri)

1. exocarpe

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	exocarp	exocarpul		exocarpuri	exocarpurile
genitive-dative	exocarp	exocarpului		exocarpuri	exocarpurilor
vocative	exocarpule			exocarpurilor