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 ['dru:plɪt] noun a little drupe forming part of a compound fruit like a blackberry L19.

■ drupel ['dru:p(ǝ)l] noun [mod. Latin drupella] = drupelet M19.

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