What is "exocarp"

Exocarp \Ex"o*carp\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.) The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the rind of an orange. See Illust. of Drupe.

n. (context biology English) The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp.

n. outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape [syn: epicarp]