DRUPE


Meaning of DRUPE in English

ˈdrüp noun

( -s )

Etymology: New Latin drupa, from Latin drupa, druppa overripe olive, from Greek, dryppa olive

: a one-seeded indehiscent fruit having a hard bony endocarp, a usually fleshy mesocarp, and a thin epicarp like a skin (as in the cherry, plum, and peach) or dry and almost leathery (as in the almond) — called also stone fruit ; see drupelet

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