Noun
The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.
Source: Webster's dictionaryyou should remove the stones from prunes before cooking Source: Internet
Comparative transcripts profiling of fruit mesocarp and endocarp relevant to secondary metabolism by suppression subtractive hybridization in Azadirachta indica (neem). Source: Internet
Different groups of plants have other modifications, the so-called stone fruits (such as the peach ) have a hardened fruit layer (the endocarp) fused to and surrounding the actual seed. Source: Internet
The innermost layer of the pericarp is the endocarp. Source: Internet
The white, hard inner shell (endocarp) of the fruit encloses one, rarely two or three, elongated seeds (kernels) having a brown seed coat. Source: Internet
This passage through the digestive tract can reduce the thickness of the endocarp, and thus can aid in germination rates. Source: Internet