stone fruit

American  

noun

1. a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.

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stone fruit British  

noun

1. the nontechnical name for drupe

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Etymology

Origin of stone fruit

First recorded in 1515–25

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stone fruit

On my most recent visit with Morgan, I could have eaten several portions of an end-of-summer stone fruit and tomato salad served over creamy ricotta.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

Tasting notes: Juicy stone fruit flavors with bright acidity and a lingering mineral finish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 6, 2026

From there, I started experimenting: berries, stone fruit, apple slices blanketed in cinnamon and clove.

From Salon ● May 6, 2025

I will typically use it to marinate flank steak, but recently I used it with my grilled chicken and stone fruit chutney, and it reminded me how this sauce really does go with everything.

From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024

Various liqueurs, made from local products, aniseed, kernels of apricots and other stone fruit, etc., are made by this and other firms, and sold under the name "Zucki."

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by William Bevan