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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'pericarp' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions pericarp noun  (botany) The outermost layer of a ripe fruit or ovary. used figuratively 1974: He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, , and tip. " Guy Davenport, Tatlin! Etymology: French péricarpe, from Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek (polytonic, ) (perikarpion) "pod, husk, shell", from (polytonic, ) (peri) "around" + (polytonic, ) (karpos) "fruit".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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