Pericarp

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around +
     karpo`s fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.)
     The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of
     {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}.
     [1913 Webster] Pericarpial



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pericarp
       n : the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
           [syn: {seed vessel}]