Difference between Endocarp and Pit

What is the difference between Endocarp and Pit?

Endocarp as a noun is the woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed while Pit as a noun is a hole in the ground.

Endocarp

Part of speech: noun

Definition: The woody inner layer of the pericarp of some fruits that contains the seed

Pit

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To bring into opposition, as in "to pit one's wits against someone".To make pits in.To remove the stone from a stone fruit or the shell from a drupe.To return to the pits during a race for refuelling, tyre changes, repairs etc.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A hole in the ground.A seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip (Eng.) inside a fruit.A shell in a drupe containing a seed.Area at the auto racetrack used for refueling and repairing the cars during a raceA section of the marching band containing mallet percussion instruments and other large percussion instruments too large to march, such as the tam tam. Also, the area on the sidelines where these instruments are placed.A mine.A hole or trench in the ground, excavated according to grid coordinates, so that the provenance of any feature observed and any specimen or artifact revealed may be established by precise measurement.A trading pit.

Example sentence: I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool - 'Oh yeah, I'm fine, I'm on top of this' - but I was completely lost.

We hope you now know whether to use Endocarp or Pit in your sentence.

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