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mesocarp

[ mez-uh-kahrp, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh- ]

noun

Botany.
  1. the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.


mesocarp

/ ˈ³¾É›²õəʊˌ°ìɑ˱è /

noun

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

/ ³¾Ä•³ú′ə-°ìä°ù±è′ /

  1. The middle, often fleshy layer of the pericarp, such as the yellow flesh of the peach.
  2. Compare endocarp
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Origin of mesocarp1

First recorded in 1840–50; meso- + -carp
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The novel is also broken down into the sections of a pomegranate: “exocarp,†“mesocarp,†“membrane†and “seeds.â€

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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.

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This contrasts with previous reports that FAS transcripts continue to increase in the mesocarp.

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The drupe is a succulent usually one-seeded indehiscent fruit, with a pericarp easily distinguishable into epicarp, mesocarp and endocarp.

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The stone enclosing the kernel is called the endocarp, while the pulpy or succulent part is called the mesocarp.

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