Definition of "exocarp" [ex•o•carp]

• Botany The outermost layer of the fruit wall. Also called epicarp. (noun)

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• "The outer layer of the cashew is called the exocarp, and the thick inner layer is the endocarp."
• "The outer layer of the cashew, a dry drupe, is called the exocarp, and the thick inner layer is the endocarp."
• "It consists of a thin, pliable exocarp, an orange/red pulpy mesocarp and a hard nut containing a single kernel."