pericarp

Term Information

Accession
PO:0009084
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
related: fruit peel
related: fruit rind
exact: pericarpo (Spanish)
exact: portion of pericarp tissue
exact: 果皮 (Japanese)
Definition
A portion of plant tissue (PO:0009007) that is the outer layer (wall) of a fruit (PO:0009001), and develops from a plant ovary (PO:0009072) or a carpel (PO:0009030) wall. [source: APweb:Glossary, GR:Pankaj_Jaiswal, TAIR:Leonore_Reiser]
Comment
May be fleshy in fruits such as grape.

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