drupe
Americannoun
noun
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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.
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Compare berry pome See more at simple fruit
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Etymology
Origin of drupe
First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin drūpa, druppa “wrinkled olive, overripe olive,” from Greek drýppa “olive”
Example Sentences
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Drupe globose, 1–2″ in diameter, covered by a fleshy envelope, formed by the receptacle.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Drupe ovoid, � in. long, covered with a bloom.
From Trees of the Northern United States Their Study, Description and Determination by Apgar, A. C. (Austin Craig)
Drupe fleshy, with a bony stone.—Small trees or shrubs, with mostly edible fruit.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
Drupe superior, with a hard, bony pit, containing a thicker, softer substance which envelopes a seed of like consistency.
From The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines by Thomas, Jerome Beers
Drupe oblong, with thin flesh and a bony 2-celled putamen.—Woody high-climbing twiners, with the pinnate veins of the leaves straight and parallel, the small greenish-white flowers in small panicles.
From The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States Including the District East of the Mississippi and North of North Carolina and Tennessee by Gray, Asa
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