Definition of "epicarp" []

• See exocarp. (noun)

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• "OED 2nd edition: epicanthus epicardium epicarp but no epicaricacy."
• "The fruit's outer coat (epicarp) is peeled, pulp is sliced off the stony "seed" (endocarp), sun-dried, ground, mixed with blood to a brown, sticky, fibrous mixture (lokot) and eaten or sold in markets (Turkana)."
• "Eight humans - all but Gren - hurled themselves among the feathery leafage on its back, stabbing deep into the epicarp to wound its rudimentary nervous system."