noun endocarp The innermost layer of the pericarp that surrounds a seed in a fruit. It may be membranous (as in apples) or woody (as in the stone of a peach or cherry). 1
noun endocarp the inner, usually woody, layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the stone of a peach or cherry 0
noun endocarp the inner layer of the pericarp of a ripened ovary or fruit, as the pit surrounding the seed of a drupe 0
