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Noun: endocarp  'endu`kaa(r)p
  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
    - stone, pit

Derived forms: endocarps

Type of: pericarp, seed vessel

Encyclopedia: Endocarp