endocarp

noun Botany.

1. the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.

noun

1. the inner, usually woody, layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the stone of a peach or cherry

1. The hard inner layer of the pericarp of many fruits, such as the layer that forms the pit or stone of a cherry, peach, or olive. Compare exocarp mesocarp.