pericarp UK /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑːp/US /ˈpɛɹɪˌkɑɹp/ noun2 •The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.The pericarp of sorghums of the factorial titution BBSSrr, BBSsrr, BbsSrr, and BbSsrr may possess some t degree of coloration even though the pericarp color factor R is nt. — 1928 •(figurative, rare) The outer layer of anything.He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp, and tip. — 1974 formspericarps