endocarp

The hard, often woody inner layer of the pericarp in certain fruits, such as peaches, plums, cherries, or olives, which encloses and protects the seed.

• 🇵🇹Camada interna e dura, frequentemente lenhosa, do pericarpo de certos frutos como pêssego, ameixa, cereja ou azeitona, que envolve e protege a semente. Em termos coloquiais, é a parte dura que chamamos de caroço.

1. Hard inner layer of fruit C2 formal

   The tough, often woody or stony inner layer of the pericarp (fruit wall) that surrounds and protects the seed in certain fruits, such as peaches, plums, and olives.

   • The endocarp of a peach is the hard pit you discard.
   • In olives, the endocarp is the stone that encloses the seed.
   • Botanists study the endocarp to understand fruit development.

   🇵🇹Camada interna dura do fruto

   Sinônimos: pitputamenstone

• endocarps plural form
• endocarps' possessive plural form
• endocarp's possessive singular form