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noun
The ripened and otherwise modified wall of a plant ovary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pericarp
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: covering, natural covering, cover
Narrower terms: epicarp, exocarp, mesocarp, stone, pit, endocarp, capsule, bur, burr
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