endocarp

2 definitions found

endocarp - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Endocarp \En"do*carp\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F.
     endocarpe.] (Bot.)
     The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
     [1913 Webster]

endocarp - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  endocarp
      n 1: 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" [syn: stone, pit, endocarp]