DRUPE


Meaning of DRUPE in English

[drupe] n [NL drupa, fr. L, overripe olive, fr. Gk dryppa olive] (ca. 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)

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