drupaceous
[droo-pey-shuh s]
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adjective Botany.
Origin of drupaceous
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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 LargeGrant Allen
The fruit of the Hawthorn is a drupaceous pome, something between pome and drupe.
The Elements of BotanyAsa Gray