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endocarp

[ en-duh-kahrp ]

noun

, Botany.
  1. the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.


endocarp

/ ˈɛndəˌkɑːp /

noun

  1. the inner, usually woody, layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the stone of a peach or cherry
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endocarp

/ ĕndə-kärp′ /

  1. The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the layer that forms the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive.
  2. Compare exocarp


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Derived Forms

  • ˌendoˈcarpal, adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of endocarp1

First recorded in 1820–30; endo- + -carp
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Example Sentences

Beneath this is a part like tissue paper, spoken of technically as the parchment, but known scientifically as the endocarp.

The endocarp is usually hard, forming the stone (putamen) of the fruit, which encloses the kernel or seed.

Fruit fleshy and drupe-like, pear shaped; the globose endocarp thin.

Fruit with a fibrous-fleshy indehiscent epicarp, and a mostly rough irregularly furrowed endocarp or nut-shell.

Fruit wedge-shaped or club-shaped, more or less corky toward the summit, the hard endocarp perforated at the apex.

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