sarcocarp

The chef carefully removes the sarcocarp from the peach pit.

Definition

1. Noun (Botany):
   • The fleshy or succulent part of a drupe (a fruit with a hard stone or pit), such as a peach, plum, or cherry. It is the edible layer surrounding the seed or pit.

Usage Examples

• (The fleshy part of the peach that is eaten.)
• (The fleshy layer of a stone fruit.)

Advanced Usage

• "to remove the sarcocarp": to separate the fleshy part from the hard pit.
  • Before planting, remove the sarcocarp from the olive stone. (Take off the outer edible layer.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sarcocarpous (adj): relating to or having a fleshy fruit layer.
  • The sarcocarpous nature of the mango makes it a popular tropical fruit. (The mango has a fleshy outer part.)

Synonyms

• Pulp: the soft, fleshy part of a fruit.
• Flesh: the edible, soft tissue of a fruit (especially in drupes).

Related Idioms

• (No common idioms directly involving "sarcocarp"; the term is technical and used mainly in botany.)