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Meaning of sarcocarp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈsɑː(ɹ)kəkɑː(ɹ)p

Definitions

  1. The mesocarp (fleshy middle layer of the pericarp of a fruit).
  2. Any fruit which is fleshy throughout.

Equivalents

Español fruto carnoso
Français fruit charnu
日本語 果肉

Examples

“In throwing Afa, the reverend man, or the scholar, if sufficiently advanced, takes 16 of the fleshy nuts of a palm, resembling the cocoa-tree; these are cleared of sarcocarp, and are marked with certain Afa-du, or Afa strokes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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