外がい果か皮ひ

noun

exocarp; epicarp

Botanical term for the outermost layer of a fruit's pericarp, such as the skin of a peach or the peel of an orange.

• モモの外がい果か皮ひは薄うすくて食たべられます。

  The exocarp of a peach is thin and edible.

• ミカンの外がい果か皮ひには精せい油ゆが含ふくまれています。

  The epicarp of a mandarin orange contains essential oils.