Endocarp

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  endocarp
       n : 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}]