"mesocarp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mesocarps [plural]
Etymology: From meso- + -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)). Etymology templates: {{affix|en|meso-|-carp}} meso- + -carp, {{der|en|grc|μέσος||middle}} Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mesocarp (countable and uncountable, 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 Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: sarcocarp Derived forms: mesocarpic Translations (Translations): 中果皮 (zhōngguǒpí) (Chinese Mandarin), mesocarp [neuter] (Dutch), mesokarppi (Finnish), mésocarpe [masculine] (French), Mesokarp [neuter] (German), Sarkokarp (english: fleshy) [neuter] (German), Fruchtfleisch (english: fleshy) [neuter] (German), mezokarpo (Ido), mezokarp [masculine] (Polish), mesocarpo [masculine] (Portuguese), межплодни́к (mežplodník) [masculine] (Russian), mesocarpio [masculine] (Spanish), gitbalok (Tagalog), mezokarp (Turkish), orta kabuk (Turkish), vỏ quả giữa (Vietnamese)

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