drupe

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English

An annotated diagram of a drupe
Drupes of Prunus virginiana (chokecherry)
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Etymology

Scientific Latin, from Latin drūpa (“wrinkled olive”), from Ancient Greek δρύππᾱ (drúppā).

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Noun

drupe (plural drupes)

  1. (botany) a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
    Synonym: stone fruit
    • 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin, published 2011, page 71:
      Her bare foot slipped, and the two panting youngsters tangled ignominiously among the branches, in a shower of drupes and leaves, clutching at each other [...].

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin drūpa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʁyp/
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Noun

drupe f (plural drupes)

  1. drupe

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdru.pe/
  • Rhymes: -upe
  • Hyphenation: drù‧pe

Noun

drupe f

  1. plural of drupa

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Verb

drupe

  1. Alternative form of droupen
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