epicarp Bot.
(ˈɛpɪkɑːp)
[f. Gr. ἐπί (see epi-) + καρπ-ός fruit.]
In fruits: The outermost layer of the pericarp; the peel, rind, or skin. Cf. endocarp.
| 1835 Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) II. 3 In the apple and pear the epicarp is formed by the cuticle of the calyx, in the peach the separable skin is the epicarp. |