n. [ Gr. &unr_; fleshy; sa`rx, flesh + e'i^dos form. Cf. Sarcoid. ] (Biol.) A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ } n. [ NL. sarcoderma. See Sarco-, and Derm. ] (Bot.) (a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external and internal integuments. (b) A sarcocarp. [ 1913 Webster ]