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.

---

mesocarp British  

/ ˈmɛsəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

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

---

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

---

Etymology

Origin of mesocarp

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

Example Sentences

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

In the melon the epicarp and endocarp are very thin, while the mesocarp forms the bulk of the fruit, differing in texture and taste in its external and internal parts.

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 Thomas, Jerome Beers

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

The rind of the orange consists of epicarp and mesocarp, while the endocarp forms partitions in the interior, filled with pulpy cells.

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