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nounoutermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
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Origin
- Ancient Greekκαρπός“fruit”
- Englishexocarp
From exo- + Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “fruit”); exo- + -carp.
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Catalan exocarpi, epicarpi
- exocarpioutermost layer of the pericarp
- epicarpioutermost layer of the pericarp
Chinese Mandarin 外果皮
- 外果皮 (wàiguǒpí)outermost layer of the pericarp
Dutch exocarp
- exocarpoutermost layer of the pericarp
Finnish eksokarppi
- eksokarppioutermost layer of the pericarp
French épicarpe
- épicarpeoutermost layer of the pericarp
Polish egzokarp
- egzokarpoutermost layer of the pericarp
Romanian exocarp, epicarp
- exocarpoutermost layer of the pericarp
- epicarpoutermost layer of the pericarp
Russian экзока́рпий, внепло́дник
- экзока́рпий (ekzokárpij)outermost layer of the pericarp
- внепло́дник (vneplódnik)outermost layer of the pericarp
Spanish epicarpio
- epicarpiooutermost layer of the pericarp
Tagalog labasbalok
- labasbalokoutermost layer of the pericarp
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APA
exocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocarp
MLA
“exocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocarp. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exocarp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exocarp.
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