exocarp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits as the skin of a peach or grape
    epicarp.

WordNet

Ex"o*carp noun
Etymology
Exo- + Gr. fruit.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the rind of an orange. See Illust. of Drupe.

Webster 1913