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What is Mesocarp of coconut?

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A coconut have three layers: the exocarp (outer layer), the mesocarp (fleshy middle layer: It is a fibrous husk, which surrounds the hard woody layer), and the endocarp ( hard, woody layer that surrounds the seed).

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