mesocarp

English

Etymology

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

Noun

mesocarp (plural mesocarps)

1. (botany) The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy

   Synonym: sarcocarp

Derived terms

• mesocarpic

Translations

Translations

• Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 中果皮 (zh) (zhōngguǒpí)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: mesocarp n
• Finnish: mesokarppi
• French: mésocarpe (fr) m
• German: Mesokarp (de) n, Sarkokarp n (fleshy), Fruchtfleisch (de) n (fleshy)
• Ido: mezokarpo (io)
• Polish: mezokarp m
• Portuguese: mesocarpo (pt) m
• Russian: межплодни́к (ru) m (mežplodník)
• Spanish: mesocarpio m
• Tagalog: gitbalok
• Turkish: mezokarp, orta kabuk
• Vietnamese: vỏ quả giữa

Anagrams

• capsomer, compares, compears, pomeracs, precomas

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌmeː.soːˈkɑrp/
• Hyphenation: me‧so‧carp
• Rhymes: -ɑrp

Noun

mesocarp n (uncountable)

1. mesocarp