sarcocarp
Americannoun
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the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.
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any fruit of fleshy consistency.
noun
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the fleshy mesocarp of such fruits as the peach or plum
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any fleshy fruit
Etymology
Origin of sarcocarp
Example Sentences
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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
No. 4 represents the endocarp, or last tegument of the berry; the sarcocarp, which should be found between the numbers 2 and 3, no longer exists, having been absorbed.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
It would be an interesting study to trace out those plants which do furnish a well developed fleshy substance or sarcocarp, without the true seeds.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
From the human standpoint the pulp, or sarcocarp, as it is scientifically called, is rather an annoyance, as it must be removed in order to procure the beans.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
The pulpy matter found in the interior of fruits, such as the gooseberry, grape and others, is formed from the placentas, and must not be confounded with the sarcocarp.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
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