"endocarp" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈendōˌkärp/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Yangolin-endocarp.wav [General-American] Forms: endocarps [plural]
Etymology: From endo- + -carp. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|endo|carp}} endo- + -carp Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} endocarp (countable and uncountable, plural endocarps)
  1. (botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable). Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: endocarpal, endocarpous Translations (inner layer of the pericarp): endocarp [masculine] (Catalan), bagol (note: of coconuts) (Cebuano), 內果皮 /内果皮 (nèiguǒpí) (Chinese Mandarin), endocarp [neuter] (Dutch), endokarppi (Finnish), endocarpe [masculine] (French), Endokarp [neuter] (German), ενδοκάρπιο (endokárpio) [neuter] (Greek), endokarpo (Ido), endocarpo [masculine] (Italian), tempurung (note: of palm fruits like coconuts) (Malay), endokarp [masculine] (Polish), endocarpo [masculine] (Portuguese), внутрипло́дник (vnutriplódnik) [masculine] (Russian), endocarpio [masculine] (Spanish), sulodbalok (Tagalog), bao (note: of coconuts) (Tagalog), vỏ quả trong (Vietnamese)

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