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amphisarca

noun
am·​phi·​sar·​ca
plural -s

Definition of amphisarca

: a many-celled and many-seeded indehiscent fruit that is pulpy within and has a hard or woody rind (as the melon or the calabash)

First Known Use of amphisarca

1821, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for amphisarca

New Latin, from amphi- + -sarca (from Greek sark-, sarx flesh)

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