mesocarp

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

mesocarp mesocarps

Etymology

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

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