rind
rind / rīnd/ • n. the tough outer layer of something, in particular: ∎ the tough outer skin of certain fruit, esp. citrus fruit. ∎ the hard outer edge of cheese or bacon, usually removed before eating. ∎ the bark of a tree or plant. ∎ the hard outer layer of a rhizomorph or other part of a fungus. ∎ the skin or blubber of a whale.• v. [tr.] strip the bark from (a tree).DERIVATIVES: rind·ed adj. [in comb.] yellow-rinded lemons. rind·less adj.
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pericarp (fruit wall) The part of a fruit that develops from the ovary wall of a flower. The type of fruit that develop… Lemon , lemon •Alabaman, Amman, Ammon, Drammen, gammon, Mammon, salmon •Bradman, Caedmon, madman, madmen •flagman, flagmen •trackman, trackmen •hangman, hang… Avocado , av·o·ca·do / ˌavəˈkädō; ˌävə-/ • n. (pl. -os) 1. a pear-shaped fruit with a rough leathery skin, smooth oily edible flesh, and a large stone. Also ca…
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