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drupe

Pronunciation: /dɹuːp/

The English word “drupe” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.

Etymology

Scientific Latin, from Latin drūpa (“wrinkled olive”), from Ancient Greek δρύππᾱ (drúppā).

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