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MESOCARP

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mes⋅o⋅carp

  [mez-uh-kahrp, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-]
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–noun Botany.
the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.

Origin:
1840–50; meso- + -carp
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mes·o·carp   (měz'ə-kärp', měs'-)   
n.  The middle, usually fleshy layer of a fruit wall.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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