What is "endocarp"

Endocarp \En"do*carp\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F. endocarpe.] (Bot.) The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.

n. (context botany English) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.

n. the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed; "you should remove the stones from prunes before cooking" [syn: stone, pit]