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endocarp

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈendōˌkärp/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

Examples

  • Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stone, pit

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: pericarp, seed vessel

Narrower terms: peach pit, cherry stone

History

Etymology

From endo- + -carp.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: endocarp — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Cebuano: bagol — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Chinese Mandarin: 內果皮 /内果皮 (nèiguǒpí) — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Dutch: endocarp — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Finnish: endokarppi — inner layer of the pericarp
  • French: endocarpe — inner layer of the pericarp
  • German: Endokarp — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Greek: ενδοκάρπιο (endokárpio) — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Ido: endokarpo — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Italian: endocarpo — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Malay: tempurung — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Polish: endokarp — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Portuguese: endocarpo — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Russian: внутрипло́дник (vnutriplódnik) — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Spanish: endocarpio — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Tagalog: sulodbalok — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Tagalog: bao — inner layer of the pericarp
  • Vietnamese: vỏ quả trong — inner layer of the pericarp