Pĕr'i-cărp, n.

noun

n. [Fr. péricarpe, It. & Sp. pericarpio, N. Lat. pericarpium, Gr. περικάρπιον, from περί, about, and καρπός, fruit.] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit.

The illustration shows examples of pericarps, including fruits and seed capsules.
Pericarps.