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DRUPE

\dɹˈuːp], \dɹˈuːp], \d_ɹ_ˈuː_p]\

Definitions of DRUPE

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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A succulent indehiscent fruit, in which the pericarp is fleshy and the endocarp indurated, containing the seed within, such as a cherry.

1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop

A fleshy fruit containing a stone, as the plum, etc.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

In bot., a fleshy or pulpy fruit without valves, containing a hard stony kernel, as the plum, cherry, or peach; a stone-fruit.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

A superior, one-celled fruit with one or two seeds and a fleshy sarcocarp, a hard endocarp and the pericarp separable into its component parts.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

n. [Latin] A pulpy pericarp or fruit, without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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