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Webster 1913 Edition
Mesocarp
Mes′o-carp
,Noun.
[
Meso-
+ Gr. καρπόσ
fruit.] (Bot.)
The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.
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Definition 2024
mesocarp
mesocarp
English
Noun
mesocarp (plural mesocarps)
- (botany) The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy.
Translations
middle layer
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