sarcocarp

American  

[sahr-koh-kahrp] / ˈsɑr koʊˌkɑrp /

noun

Botany.

1. the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.

2. any fruit of fleshy consistency.

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sarcocarp British  

/ ˈsɑːkəʊˌkɑːp /

noun

1. the fleshy mesocarp of such fruits as the peach or plum

2. any fleshy fruit

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Etymology

Origin of sarcocarp

First recorded in 1810–20; sarco- + -carp

Example Sentences

The second way is called the wet method; the sarcocarp is removed by machine, and two wet, slimy seed packets are obtained.

From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)

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)

First, the inner kernel of gas; second, the hard shell or endocarp; third, a viscous layer like the sarcocarp or pulp, and outside of all the wrinkled crust of exocarp.

From Popular Science Monthly Oct, Nov, Dec, 1915 — Volume 86 by Anonymous

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