endocarp
Definitions
The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable).
Equivalents
9 more languages
Ελληνικάενδοκάρπιο
Suomiendokarppi
Italianoendocarpo
Bahasa Melayutempurung
Nederlandsendocarp
Polskiendokarp
Portuguêsendocarpo
Русскийвнутрипло́дник
Tagalogbao
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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