Stone (adj. stony)

(1) Stone [ Pedology - Geology ]

Dictionary of botanic terminology - index of names

(1) Stone [ Botany ]


	A stone or endocarp is the hard covering enclosing the seed of certain fruits also called a pit,

It is the hard, woody endocarp enclosing the seed in the central portion of a drupe or drupelet.
Fruits containing stones include the the cherry, plum, peach. olive, avocado, and others.

(2) Stone [ Botany ]


	*A small, hard, stone-like seed, (for example the seed of a date)*

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