mesocarp

American  

[mez-uh-kahrp, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-] / ˈmɛz əˌkɑrp, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- /

noun

Botany.

1. the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.

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mesocarp British  

/ ˈmɛsəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

1. the middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit, such as the flesh of a peach

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mesocarp Scientific  

/ mĕz′ə-kärp′ /

1. The middle, often fleshy layer of the pericarp, such as the yellow flesh of the peach.

2. Compare endocarp exocarp

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Etymology

Origin of mesocarp

First recorded in 1840–50; meso- + -carp

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Example Sentences

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mesocarp

Slicing open one of the golf-ball-sized fruits reveals an orange outer mesocarp, which generates the oil used for cooking and processed foods, then a brown shell that separates the mesocarp from the white palm kernel.

From Nature ● Mar. 14, 2017

Thus in the date the epicarp is the outer brownish skin, the pulpy matter is the mesocarp or sarcocarp, and the thin papery-like lining is the endocarp covering the hard seed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The drupe is a succulent usually one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with a pericarp easily distinguishable into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

Fruit ovoid, 2–4 centimeters long, 5–10 acute angles, wrinkled, with blackish, hard, compact mesocarp; contains 1 seed.

From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Jerome Beers Thomas

The stone enclosing the kernel is called the endocarp, while the pulpy or succulent part is called the mesocarp.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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