endocarp
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en·do·carp
(ĕn′də-kärp′)n. Botany
The inner layer of the pericarp of a fruit, which can be soft, such as the pulp of an orange, or hard, such as the stone of a peach.
en′do·car′pal adj.
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endocarp
(ˈɛndəˌkɑːp)n
(Botany) the inner, usually woody, layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the stone of a peach or cherry
ˌendoˈcarpal, ˌendoˈcarpic adj
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en•do•carp
(ˈɛn dəˌkɑrp)n.
the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.
[1820–30]
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Noun | 1. | 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" pericarp, seed vessel - the ripened and variously modified walls of a plant ovary peach pit - the stone seed of a peach cherry stone - the stone seed of a cherry |
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