mesocarp

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mesocarp

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

noun mesocarps

  1. countable, uncountable The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy A few years ago a message from God was found in a tomato in Yorkshire. The Arabic letters were clearly visible, for those who could see them, spelled out in two halves of mesocarp, endocarp and seeds cradled within mandalas of indigestible skin.

    Similar: sarcocarp

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noun Translations

Españolmesocarpio
中文中果皮 zhōngguǒpí
Portuguêsmesocarpo
Françaismésocarpe
DeutschMesokarp, Sarkokarp, Fruchtfleisch
Русскиймежплодни́к mežplodník
Tiếng Việtvỏ quả giữa

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@misc{mesocarp_2026,
  title = {mesocarp},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mesocarp},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}