drupaceousadj.
/druːˈpeɪʃəs/, U.S. /druˈpeɪʃəs/ Botany.
Of the nature of a drupe, or characterized by bearing drupes; belonging to the Drupaceæ, a subdivision of the Rosaceæ bearing stone-fruits.
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stoned1513
stony1585
polypyrene1693
polypyrenous1706
kernelled1719
stoneless1815
drupaceous1822
1822 J. M. Good Study Med. IV. 687 In drupaceous fruits.
1830 J. Lindley Introd. Nat. Syst. Bot. 74 Fruit 1-seeded, hard and dry, and drupaceous.
1835 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 163 The Peach and other drupaceous plants.
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 54/2 The drupaceous subdivision of the rose family.
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