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Definition of Mesocarp
1. Noun. The middle layer of a pericarp.
Definition of Mesocarp
1. n. The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.
Definition of Mesocarp
1. Noun. (botany) The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy. ¹
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Definition of Mesocarp
1. the middle layer of a pericarp [n -S]
Medical Definition of Mesocarp
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Mesocarp
Literary usage of Mesocarp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Elements of Vegetable Histology by Charles William Ballard (1921)
"On surface view the exocarp appears to be composed of colored polygonal or
irregular cells, and is usually adherent to the tissues of the mesocarp. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1916)
"I. THE RED COLOUR OF THE mesocarp OF SEEDED ... more or less of the mesocarp in
the region of the developing seeds early takes on a reddish colour. ..."
3. A Contribution to Our Knowledge of Seedlings by John Lubbock (1892)
"... one-celled ; seeds four to six or fewer, seldom more; mesocarp juicy, deep
vinous purple; endo- carp thin, membranous. FIo. 142.—Berberis Aquifolium. ..."
4. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1920)
"Pastinaca sativa shows vittae alongside vascular bundles, a sclerenchyma band in
the inner mesocarp and finely punctated parenchyma in its winged ribs. ..."
5. The Microscopy of Technical Products by Thomas Franz Hanausek (1907)
"The mesocarp of this fruit is fibrous and yields a well- known fiber material
known as ... The mesocarp in very many fruits is a thin-walled parenchyma, ..."
6. A General System of Botany Descriptive and Analytical: In Two Parts by Emmanuel Le Maout, Joseph Decaisne, Joseph Dalton Hooker (1876)
"In fruits with a succulent mesocarp, as Plum, Cherry, Peach, Apricot, Walnut,
... 504), the endocarp and mesocarp are gradually intruded from the inner wall ..."
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