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Endocarp

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en⋅do⋅carp

  [en-duh-kahrp]
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–noun Botany.
the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.

Origin:
1820–30; endo- + -carp
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en·do·carp   (ěn'də-kärp')   
n.  The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive.
en'do·car'pal adj.
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