[ dru:p ]
■ noun
1》 Botany a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone, e.g. a plum or olive.
2》 a small marine mollusc with a thick, knobbly shell. [Genus Drupa .]
Derivatives
drupaceous adjective ( Botany ).
Origin
C18: from L. drupa 'overripe olive'.