n.
Pronunciation: ' drüp
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin drupa, from Latin, overripe olive, from Greek dryppa olive
Date: circa 1753
: a one-seeded indehiscent fruit having a hard bony endocarp, a fleshy mesocarp, and a thin exocarp that is flexible (as in the cherry) or dry and almost leathery (as in the almond)