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sarcocarp Bot.|ˈsɑːkəʊkɑːp|
[ad. F. sarcocarpe (Richard), f. Gr. σαρκο-, σάρξ flesh + καρπός fruit.]
The fleshy part of a drupaceous fruit lying between the epicarp and the endocarp, being the part usually eaten.
1819Lindley tr. Richard's Obs. Fruits & Seeds 2, I propose naming the epidermis of fruit Epicarp, the parenchyma Sarcocarp. 1849Balfour Man. Bot. §525 In the Date,..the pulpy matter is the mesocarp or sarcocarp. 1870Hooker Stud. Flora 237 Olea europæa yields oil in its fleshy sarcocarp. |