#pericarp

• Acanthocarpous — A plant morphological term used as an adjective to describe a plant, variety, or structure whose fruit is covered with spines, thorns, rigid spikes, or sharp outgrowths. This anatomical adaptation of the pericarp serves the primary purpose of protecting developing seeds against predators and facilitating zoochory, allowing the fruit to cling to animal fur for dispersal (as seen in the horse chestnut or certain Xanthium species).
• Acrosarcum — A type of simple, indehiscent fleshy fruit derived from an inferior ovary, characterized by the pericarp fusing tightly with an enlarged, fleshy receptacle that completely surrounds the seeds (as seen in gooseberries or certain cactus species). This complex plant anatomical structure ensures embryo protection and facilitates endozoochory, which is the dispersal of seeds through animals that consume the succulent outer envelope.
• Amphisarca — A type of dry or fleshy, indehiscent fruit characterized by a complex pericarp, with a lignified, hard, or leathery outer shell (exocarp) and a fleshy, pulpy interior (mesocarp and endocarp) containing numerous embedded seeds. It is a specific morphological term used to describe the fruits of certain tropical plants, such as the baobab or the calabash tree.
• Aulacocarpous — Having fruits marked by deep furrows, prominent grooves, linear striations, or visible parallel channels on the outer surface of the pericarp. It is a specific epithet rarely used in botanical taxonomy to differentiate species with this particular geometric profile.