the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
双语例句
A single seed is enclosed by a thin pericarp. 一个单独籽粒,外面裹有一薄层果皮。
Malania oleifera fruit will fall from the tree in a very short time when it is ripe.Its pericarp contains the ingredients that can control seed germination. 蒜头果果熟后在很短时间内便自行脱落,其果皮含有抑制种子发芽的物质。