sarcocarp Meaning, Definition & Usage

Sar"co*carp noun

Etymology

Sacro- + Gr. fruit: cf. F. sarcocarpe.

Definitions

1. (Bot.) the fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin, or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See Illust. of Endocarp. ✍ The term has also been used to denote, any fruit which is fleshy throughout. M. T. Masters.