Synonyms for pericarp

Most common

skin · seed vessel · boll · carpodermis

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

Related words

Word family

pericarpic

Forms

Plural

pericarps → skins, bolls, pods, capsules…

Example sentences

• skin Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
• boll The boll weevil has long plagued cotton crops.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

pod¹

4 letters

skin¹, boll¹

7 letters

capsule²

11 letters

carpodermis

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (capsule² = 2 syllables).