endocarp Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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.
    • you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking

WordNet

En"do*carp noun
Etymology
Endo- + Gr. fruit: cf. F. endocarpe.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

Webster 1913