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endocarp

Syllables: en·do·carp/ˈendōˌkärp/

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

Noun

endocarp (countable and uncountable, plural endocarps)

  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).
    • Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit
    • A few years ago a message from God was found in a tomato in Yorkshire. The Arabic letters were clearly visible, for those who could see them, spelled out in two halves of mesocarp, endocarp and seeds cradled within mandalas of indigestible skin.2013, Caspar Henderson, “Mystaceus”, in The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 198

endocarp meaning in Tamil, Punjabi, Tagalog and Malay

endocarp in Tamil

உட்கனியம், என்டோக் கார்ப், கனிஉட்தோல், உள்சுவர், உள்ளோடு

endocarp in Punjabi

endocarp
ਗੁਠਲੀ guṭhlī

endocarp in Tagalog

inner layer of the pericarp
sulodbalok, bao

endocarp in Malay

inner layer of the pericarp
tempurung
More languagesFewer languages
endocarp in Vietnamese
vỏ quả trong

Forms of endocarp

pluralendocarps

Origin of endocarp

From endo- + -carp.

Words formed from endocarp

Questions about endocarp

What does endocarp mean?
Endocarp means the woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable).
What is endocarp in Tamil?
Endocarp in Tamil is உட்கனியம், என்டோக் கார்ப், கனிஉட்தோல். See Endocarp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is endocarp?
Endocarp is a noun.
How do you pronounce endocarp?
Endocarp is pronounced /ˈendōˌkärp/ (US).
What is the plural of endocarp?
The plural of endocarp is endocarps.

Words near endocarp in the dictionary

  1. endocarditides
  2. endocarditis
  3. endocarditises
  4. endocardium
  5. endocardiums
  6. endocarp
  7. endocarpal
  8. endocarpoid
  9. endocarpous
  10. endocarps
  11. endocast

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: endocarp (page history and authors); endocarp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਗੁਠਲੀ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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