| Pronunciation: | | 'endu`kârp
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[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" |
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ENDOCARP is a 8 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | pit, stone |
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| | See Also: | | cherry stone, peach pit, pericarp, seed vessel |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \En"do*carp\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F.
endocarpe.] (Bot.)
The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The innermost layer of the wall of a fruit; in a drupe, the stony layer surrounding the seed. |
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