mesocarp

noun

The middle, usually fleshy layer of a fruit wall.

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In botany, the middle layer of a pericarp when it is possible to distinguish three dissimilar layers; the sarcocarp.

noun

The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.

noun

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

noun

the middle layer of a pericarp