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drupaceous

[ droo-pey-shuhs ]

/ druˈpeɪ ʃəs /

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adjective Botany.

resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.

producing drupes: drupaceous trees.

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Origin of drupaceous

First recorded in 1815–25; drupe + -aceous

Words nearby drupaceous

drunken, drunkenness, drunkometer, drunk tank, drunk text, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, Drury Lane, druse, Drusilla

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How to use drupaceous in a sentence

There are such names as "galbulus," "amphisarca," and "inferior drupaceous pseudocarps," but these are probably disappearing.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
Ovary 1-celled with two bilamellar parietal placent, or 2–4-celled by their union, becoming drupaceous or capsular.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The fruit of the Hawthorn is a drupaceous pome, something between pome and drupe.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
In his eyes, the walnut and the coco-nut are not nuts, but 'drupaceous fruits,' just like the plum and the cherry.
The Evolutionist at Large|Grant Allen