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drupe

 

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Noun drupe has 1 sense
  1. drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
    --1 is a kind of fruit
    --1 has particulars:
     almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube; olive; drupelet

Definitions from the Web

Drupe

Definition:

A drupe is a type of fruit that consists of an outer fleshy layer surrounding a hard shell that encloses a seed.

Examples:

Noun

  1. She enjoyed munching on a juicy drupe from the mango tree.
  2. The almond is another well-known drupe where the fleshy part is removed to obtain the seed.

Adjective

  1. The salad was garnished with sliced drupe fruits, adding a burst of flavor to the dish.
  2. The peach tree was full of drupe blossoms, creating a beautiful scene in the garden.

Verb

  1. Before eating, drupe the plum to extract the seed and enjoy the juicy flesh.
  2. She druped the cherry carefully, being cautious not to let the juice splatter on her clothes.

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