Definition of endocarp Endocarp

en•do•carp

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What does endocarp mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

endocarp - the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking"
  stone, pit
  pericarp, seed vessel the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary
  peach pit the stone seed of a peach
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • endocarp (n.)
    The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • endocarp
    The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • endocarp
    en′do-kärp, n. the inner coat or shell of a fruit. [Gr. endon, within, and karpos, fruit.]

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  • endocarp, noun.

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