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mesocarp

/mez-uh-kahrp, mes-, mee-zuh-, -suh-/US // ˈmɛz əˌkɑrp, ˈmɛs-, ˈmi zə-, -sə- //UK // (ˈmɛsəʊˌkɑːp) //

中果壳,中果皮,中果层,中果实

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Botany.

    • : the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.

Examples

  • The cells of the mesocarp become as large as 100 µ broad, but in the inner parts of the layer they become very much flattened.

  • The stone enclosing the kernel is called the endocarp, while the pulpy or succulent part is called the mesocarp.

  • Mesocarp, the middle part of a pericarp, when that is distinguishable into three layers, 120.

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