pericarpo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.riˈkar.po/
  • Rhymes: -arpo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧càr‧po

Noun

pericarpo m (plural pericarpi)

  1. (botany) pericarp

Further reading

  • pericarpo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pericarpo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • pericárpio

Etymology

Borrowed from French péricarpe, from New Latin pericarpium, from Ancient Greek περικάρπιον (perikárpion, “pod, husk, shell”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -aʁpu, (Portugal) -aɾpu
  • Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧car‧po

Noun

pericarpo m (plural pericarpos)

  1. (botany) pericarp (outermost layer of a fruit)

Further reading

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