Definition of Endocarp. Meaning of Endocarp. Synonyms of Endocarp

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Definition of Endocarp

Endocarp
Endocarp En"do*carp, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F. endocarpe.] (Bot.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

Meaning of Endocarp from wikipedia

- floral tube and like the berry most of the pericarp is fleshy but the endocarp is cartilaginous; an apple is an example of a pome. Lastly, drupes are...
- flesh) surrounds a single s**** (the pit, stone, or pyrena) of hardened endocarp with a seed (kernel) inside. These fruits usually develop from a single...
- differentiated endocarp the defining feature of a drupe; others qualify the nature of the endocarp required in a drupe, e.g. defining berries to have endocarp less...
- drupelet produced by the ossification of the endocarp or lining of the fruit. It consists of a hard endocarp tissue surrounding one or more seeds (also...
- pome are fused within the "core". Although the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp of some other fruit types look very much like the skin, flesh, and core...
- The mesocarp is 3–5 mm (1⁄8–1⁄4 in) thick. The white, hard inner s**** (endocarp) of the fruit encloses one, rarely two, or three, elongated seeds (kernels)...
- described in three layers from outer to inner, i.e., the epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp. Fruit that bears a prominent pointed terminal projection is said to be...
- drupes, or stone fruits. The fleshy mesocarp surrounding the endocarp is edible while the endocarp itself forms a hard, inedible s**** called the pyrena ("stone"...
- color, and the hard s**** (endocarp) within protects a normally dicotyledonous embryo. The basal end of the s**** (endocarp) is pointed and the apical...
- mesocarp make up the "husk" of the coconut, while the endocarp makes up the hard coconut "s****". The endocarp is around 4 millimetres (1⁄8 inch) thick and has...