Etymology

mesocarp

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Today it means: The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέσος
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromμέσος“middle”
  2. English todaymesocarp

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

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