Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mesocarp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: meso-carp
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A few years ago a message from God was found in a tomato in Yorkshire. The Arabic letters were clearly visible, for those who could see them, spelled out in two halves of mesocarp, endocarp and seeds cradled within mandalas of indigestible skin."

Etymology

From meso- + -carp (from Ancient Greek μέσος (mésos, “middle”) + καρπός (karpós, “fruit”)).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meso-
Root: μέσος
Suffix: -carp

Usage

Inflected Forms

mesocarps (plural)

Derived Forms

mesocarpic

Synonyms

sarcocarp

Questions

What does mesocarp mean?: The middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit. In many fruits such as drupes and tomatoes, the mesocarp is fleshy
Where does mesocarp come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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