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sarcocarp

/ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/

sarcocarp noun: the mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).

Noun

sarcocarp (countable and uncountable, plural sarcocarps)

  1. 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.1864, Richard F[rancis] Burton, “The Presents Are Delivered”, in A Mission to Gelele, King of Dahome. […], volume I, London: Tinsley Brothers, […], →OCLC, page 332
  2. (archaic) Any fruit which is fleshy throughout.

sarcocarp meaning in Tamil

sarcocarp in Tamil

தசையுறை

Forms of sarcocarp

pluralsarcocarps

Origin of sarcocarp

From sarco- + -carp.

Questions about sarcocarp

What does sarcocarp mean?
Sarcocarp means the mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).
What is sarcocarp in Tamil?
Sarcocarp in Tamil is தசையுறை. See Sarcocarp meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is sarcocarp?
Sarcocarp is a noun.
How do you pronounce sarcocarp?
Sarcocarp is pronounced /ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p/.
What is the plural of sarcocarp?
The plural of sarcocarp is sarcocarps.

Words near sarcocarp in the dictionary

  1. sarco-
  2. sarcoblast
  3. sarcoblastic
  4. sarcoblasts
  5. sarcocarcinoma
  6. sarcocarp
  7. sarcocarpia
  8. sarcocarpium
  9. sarcocarps
  10. sarcocaulescent
  11. sarcocele

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sarcocarp (page history and authors); sarcocarp (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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