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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed: the tissue (uncountable) or the structure that it composes (countable). countable, uncountable

   "Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit"

2. 2
   the hard inner (usually woody) layer of the pericarp of some fruits (as peaches or plums or cherries or olives) that contains the seed wordnet

Synonyms

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pitstonestone

Example

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"Holonyms: pyrena < drupe, stone fruit"

Etymology

From endo- + -carp.

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