HyperDic: drupe

English > 1 sense of the word drupe:
NOUNplantdrupe, stone fruitfleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed
drupe > pronunciation
Soundsdruw'p
Rhymescoop ... whoop: 27 rhymes with uwp...
English > drupe: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningfleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube.
Synonymstone fruit
Narroweralmondoval-shaped edible seed of the almond tree
cherryA red fruit with a single hard stone
drupeletA small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
elderberryberrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujubedark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
oliveone-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
peachdowny juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
plumAny of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
BroaderfruitThe ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
Spanishdrupa
Catalandrupa
Adjectivesdrupaceousof or related to a drupe
Nounsdrupeleta small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

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