mesocarp Bot.
(ˈmɛsəʊkɑːp)
[ad. mod.L. mesocarpium, -carpum, -carpus, f. Gr. µέσο-ς meso- + καρπός fruit.]
The middle layer of a pericarp.
| 1849 Balfour Man. Bot. §524 The pericarp consists usually of three layers: the external, or epicarp..; the middle, or mesocarp..; and the internal, or endocarp. 1861 Bentley Man. Bot. 300. |