n. A fleshy fruit, such as a peach, plum, or cherry, usually having a single hard stone that encloses a seed. Also called stone fruit. [Latin drūpa, druppa, overripe olive, from Greek druppā, olive, possibly alteration of drupepēs, ripened on the tree : drūs, dru-, tree; see deru- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + peptein, pep-, to ripen; see pekw- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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