noun, feminine/e.kɔʁs/plural: écorces
bark (of a tree); peel (of certain fruits); crust (of the Earth)
“L'écorce protège l'arbre des intempéries et des parasites.” — The bark protects the tree from bad weather and pests.
Inherited from Middle French escorce, from Old French escorce, from Latin scortea, feminine noun form of scorteus (“made of skin or leather”). Compare Italian scorza.