The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sarcobases
Sarcobasis \Sar*cob"a*sis\, n.; pl. Sarcobases. [NL., fr. Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in the mallows.