endocarp

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The epicarp is either smooth or rugose (sulcate or covered in scales or spines). the endocarp is the membranous or woody portion of the fruit.

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  1. noun The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive.

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  • Also, the company believes in order to get the most potent acai products and the best value, consumers should avoid acai products that use the acai seed or pit, also called "endocarp."
  • The epicarp is either smooth or rugose (sulcate or covered in scales or spines). the endocarp is the membranous or woody portion of the fruit. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • The inner part compromises of an endocarp that holds the seed within.
  • The outer layer of the cashew, a dry drupe, is called the exocarp, and the thick inner layer is the endocarp. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
  • The outer layer of the cashew is called the exocarp, and the thick inner layer is the endocarp. —  CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]
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  1. = French endocarpe, from New Latin endocarpium, from Greek ἒνδον, within, + καρπός, fruit.
 

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/ˈɛndəkɑrp/
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