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Endocarp vs Pericarp - What's the difference?

endocarp | pericarp |

Pericarp is a related term of endocarp.



In botany terms the difference between endocarp and pericarp

is that endocarp is the woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed while pericarp is the outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.

endocarp

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (botany) The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed.
  • pericarp

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (botany) The outermost layer, or skin, of a ripe fruit or ovary.
  • (rare, figurative) The outer layer of any thing.
  • * 1974 , (Guy Davenport), Tatlin! :
  • He learned, afternoon after afternoon, how to edge her into delicious frenzies, how to tremble the clitoris, pericarp , and tip.

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