Definitions for epicarps

epicarps ep·i·carp

Spelling: [ep-i-kahrp]
IPA: /ˈɛp ɪˌkɑrp/

Epicarps is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 396 anagrams from letters in epicarps (aceipprs).

Definitions for epicarps

noun

  1. the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.

Origin of epicarps

First recorded in 1825-35; epi- + -carp

Examples for epicarps

The cells of the epicarp are broad and polygonal, sometimes regularly four-sided, about 15–35 µ broad.

Mooden Sheriff ascribes its emetic properties to the pulp alone, the epicarp and seeds being inactive according to his authority.

At intervals along the surface of the epicarp are stomata, or breathing pores, surrounded by guard cells.

Word Value for epicarps
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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