drupe
IPA: drˈup
noun
- (botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
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Examples of "drupe" in Sentences
- Drupes ripen to red in the fall.
- The berry like fruit is a drupe.
- The fruit is a small blue drupe.
- The fruit is a small black drupe.
- The drupes are small and inedible.
- The fruit is a hairy, sticky drupe.
- The drupe like berries are poisonous.
- I removed avocado from the list of drupes.
- A lychee is actually a drupe, not a berry.
- The dried drupes of some species are ground to produce a tangy purple spice.