exocarp

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
exocarp
    n 1: outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a
         peach or grape [syn: {epicarp}, {exocarp}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Exocarp \Ex"o*carp\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)
   The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the
   rind of an orange. See Illust. of {Drupe}.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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