mesocarp

From meso- +‎ -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)).

mesocarp (plural mesocarps)

1. (botany) The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy

   Synonym: sarcocarp

• mesocarpic

• capsomer, compares, compears, pomeracs, precomas

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• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.soːˈkɑrp/
• Hyphenation: me‧so‧carp
• Rhymes: -ɑrp

mesocarp n (uncountable)

1. mesocarp