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Noun: pericarp  'pe-ree`kaa(r)p
  1. The ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
    - seed vessel

Derived forms: pericarps

Type of: cover, covering, natural covering

Part of: seed

Encyclopedia: Pericarp

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pericardial cavity
pericardial sac
pericardial space
pericardial vein
pericarditis
pericardium
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pericementoclasia
pericenter
pericentre
perichondrium
periclase
Pericles
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pericope
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periderm