Meanings
plural mesocarps
- countableuncountablebiologyThe 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.
2013, Caspar Henderson, “Mystaceus”, in The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 198Synonyms: sarcocarp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy
Origin
- Ancient Greekμέσος“middle”
- Englishmesocarp
From meso- + -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)).
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Chinese Mandarin 中果皮
- 中果皮 (zhōngguǒpí)Translations
Dutch mesocarp
- mesocarpTranslations
Finnish mesokarppi
- mesokarppiTranslations
French mésocarpe
- mésocarpeTranslations
German Mesokarp, Sarkokarp
- MesokarpTranslations
- SarkokarpTranslations
- FruchtfleischTranslations
Polish mezokarp
- mezokarpTranslations
Portuguese mesocarpo
- mesocarpoTranslations
Russian межплодни́к
- межплодни́к (mežplodník)Translations
Spanish mesocarpio
- mesocarpioTranslations
Tagalog gitbalok
- gitbalokTranslations
Turkish mezokarp, orta kabuk
- mezokarpTranslations
- orta kabukTranslations
Vietnamese vỏ quả giữa
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Cite this entry
mesocarp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesocarp
“mesocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mesocarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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