Sarcocarp

//ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit). countable, uncountable

    "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."

  2. 2
    Any fruit which is fleshy throughout. archaic, countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms
mesocarpsarcocarpium

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From sarco- + -carp.

Related phrases

stone fruit

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