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Definition of Epicarps
1. epicarp [n] - See also: epicarp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Epicarps
Literary usage of Epicarps
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the New Deal, 1933-1938 by Basil Rauch (1893)
"Innerhalb eines mehr oder minder dicken epicarps von zäher Beschaffenheit ist
der übrige Theil des Pericarps als saftiges Gewebe mächtig entwickelt, ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"... of the septum in the Crucifera, though he describes it in different terms; he
says the septum is formed by the reflexion inwards of the epicarps, ..."
3. The elements of materia medica and therapeutics by Jonathan Pereira (1842)
"Berries.—The Grape, the Gooseberry, and the Currant, are berries. Their
skins (epicarps) and seeds are indigestible. The pulp is apt to relax the bowels. ..."
4. Report on the Disastrous Effects of the Destruction of Forest Trees: Now by Increase Allen Lapham, H. Crocker, Joseph Gillett Knapp (1867)
"The bark on the .young as well as old trees, and on the large branches and stems
is very rough and deeply furrowed, and with the epicarps of the nut is used ..."
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