sarcocarp

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/ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/

noun

The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).

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Meanings

nounsarcocarp (countable and uncountable, plural sarcocarps)

plural sarcocarps

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).

    In throwing Afa, the reverend man, or the scholar, if sufficiently advanced, takes 16 of the fleshy nuts of a palm, resembling the cocoa-tree; these are cleared of sarcocarp, and are marked with certain Afa-du, or Afa strokes.

    1864, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Presents Are Delivered”, in A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. […], volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 332
  2. archaiccountableuncountableAny fruit which is fleshy throughout.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mesocarpsarcocarpium

Origin

From sarco- + -carp.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 肉果, 果肉
  • 肉果 (ròuguǒ)fruit which is fleshy
  • 果肉 (guǒròu)fleshy part of a stone fruit
Finnish mehevä hedelmä, hedelmäliha
  • mehevä hedelmäfruit which is fleshy
  • hedelmälihafleshy part of a stone fruit
French fruit charnu
  • fruit charnufruit which is fleshy
Portuguese sarcocárpio
  • sarcocárpiofleshy part of a stone fruit
Spanish fruto carnoso, sarcocarpio
  • fruto carnosofruit which is fleshy
  • sarcocarpiofleshy part of a stone fruit
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APA

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MLA

“sarcocarp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcocarp. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sarcocarp,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sarcocarp.

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