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drupe (iou)



drupe noun. [dru:p] M18.
[Latin drupa, druppa overripe olive (in mod. Latin, drupe) from Greek druppa olive.]
A fleshy indehiscent fruit with an outer skin and a central stone enclosing the seed (e.g. a cherry, a plum).
dru'paceous adjective of the nature of a drupe; bearing drupes: E19.
drupelet noun a little drupe forming part of a compound fruit like a blackberry L19.
drupel = drupelet M19.