HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
FRUIT SCIENCE
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Question
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What is the Thin, leathery part of the fruit or of the Pericarp?
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Epicarp
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Mesocarp
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Endocarp
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Seed
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In the ripe mango the outer, thin and leathery part (peel), which is usually discarded, is the epicarp. The sweet, fleshy part that is edible is the mesocarp, and the innermost hard and woody part that encloses the seed is the endocarp.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun Botany. the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
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