mesocarp en · NOUN
Etymology
From meso- + -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)).
Meanings
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(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.
2013, Caspar Henderson, “Mystaceus”, in The Book of Barely Imagined Beings: A 21st Century Bestiary, Chicago, Ill.; London: University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 198:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mesocarps | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (16)
ru межплодни́к (Translations) · fr mésocarpe (Translations) · cmn 中果皮 (Translations) · fi mesokarppi (Translations) · vi vỏ quả giữa (Translations) · io mezokarpo (Translations) · tl gitbalok (Translations) · de Fruchtfleisch (Translations) · nl mesocarp (Translations) · tr mezokarp (Translations) · pt mesocarpo (Translations) · de Sarkokarp (Translations) · tr orta kabuk (Translations) · pl mezokarp (Translations) · es mesocarpio (Translations) · de Mesokarp (Translations)