sarcocarp

English

Etymology

sarco- +‎ -carp

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/

Noun

sarcocarp (plural sarcocarps)

(botany) The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).
(archaic) Any fruit which is fleshy throughout.

Translations

fleshy part of a stone fruit

Chinese:
Mandarin: 果肉 (zh) (guǒròu)
Finnish: hedelmäliha (fi)
Spanish: sarcocarpio m

fruit which is fleshy

Chinese:
Mandarin: 肉果 (zh) (ròuguǒ)
Finnish: mehevä hedelmä
French: fruit charnu (fr) m
Spanish: fruto carnoso m

References

“sarcocarp”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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