单词 | endocarp |
释义 | endocarpn. Botany. The inner layer of a pericarp, which lines the cavity containing the seeds. It is fleshy, as in the orange; membranous, as in the apple; or hard, as in the peach. ΚΠ 1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 132 Fruit consisting of several capsules..the endocarp separating entirely from the sarcocarp. 1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (ed. 2) i. ii. 187 It [sc. a ripe fruit] consists of three different parts, the epicarp, the sarcocarp, and the endocarp. 1883 Evangelical Mag. Oct. 460 The stone in the centre is..not the seed..but the ‘endocarp’ become stony by thickening and hardening of its cells. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1830 |
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