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drupe
noun
any fruit with a soft, fleshy part (mesocarp) covered by a skinlike outer layer (exocarp, or epicarp) and surrounding an inner stone (endocarp) that contains the seed, as an apricot, cherry, plum, etc.
Related Forms:
- drupaceous adjective
See drupe in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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