n. [ Hemi- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into halves. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around + karpo`s fruit: cf. F. péricarpe. ] (Bot.) The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of Capsule, Drupe, and Legume. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ , a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]