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

endocarp

/ ĕn′də-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

Derived Forms

• ˌendoˈcarpal, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocarp¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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