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sarcocarp

[sahr-koh-kahrp]

noun Botany.

the fleshy mesocarp of certain fruits, as the peach.

any fruit of fleshy consistency.

Origin:
1810–20; sarco- + -carp

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sarcocarp (ˈsɑːkəʊˌkɑːp)

—n
1.	the fleshy mesocarp of such fruits as the peach or plum
2.	any fleshy fruit

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