Definition of "endocarp" [en•do•carp]

• The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive. (noun)

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• "The epicarp is either smooth or rugose (sulcate or covered in scales or spines). the endocarp is the membranous or woody portion of the fruit."
• "Within this husk is the endocarp or seed shell that resembles the female anatomy."
• "Its own fruit is roughly the size of a peach, with a stony endocarp like an oversized peach pit."