Pericarp

[perikɑ:p]

(noun.) the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary.

Edited by Gail--From WordNet

(n.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume.

Typist: Pearl

n. (Bot.) Capsule, pod, seed-vessel, ripened ovary.

Typist: Wolfgang

n. (bot.) the covering shell or rind of fruits: a seed-vessel.—adj. Pericarp′ial.

Editor: Sweeney