periˈcarpial, a.
[f. next: see -al1.]
Of or pertaining to a pericarp.
| 1830 Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. Introd. 30 An ovarium..consists of one or several connected pericarpial leaves, called carpella. 1876 Harley Mat. Med. (ed. 6) 381 The pericarpial coats being rejected. |