sarcocarp

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/ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/

Definition of sarcocarp

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The 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.”

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noun

(countable, uncountable)The 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.”
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Any fruit which is fleshy throughout.

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From sarco- + -carp.

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