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drupe
[ droop ]
/ drup /
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noun Botany.
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
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Origin of drupe
First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin drūpa, druppa “wrinkled olive, overripe olive,” from Greek drýppa “olive”
Words nearby drupe
drunken, drunkometer, drunk tank, drunk text, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, Drury Lane, druse, Drusilla, Drusus
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British Dictionary definitions for drupe
drupe
/ (druːp) /
noun
an indehiscent fruit consisting of outer epicarp, fleshy or fibrous mesocarp, and stony endocarp enclosing a single seed, as in the peach, plum, and cherry
Derived forms of drupe
drupaceous (druːˈpeɪʃəs), adjectiveWord Origin for drupe
C18: from Latin druppa wrinkled overripe olive, from Greek: olive
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Scientific definitions for drupe
drupe
[ drōōp ]
A simple fruit derived from a single carpel. A drupe usually contains a single seed enclosed by a hardened endocarp, which often adheres closely to the seed within. In peaches, plums, cherries, and olives, a fleshy edible mesocarp surrounds the endocarp (the pit or stone). In the coconut, a fibrous mesocarp (the husk) surrounds the endocarp (the shell), while the white edible portion is the endosperm. Compare berry pome. See more at simple fruit.
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