drupe

[ droop ]

/ drup /

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noun Botany.

any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.

Origin of drupe

First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin drūpa, druppa “wrinkled olive, overripe olive,” from Greek drýppa “olive”

Words nearby drupe

drunkenness, drunkometer, drunk tank, drunk text, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, Drury Lane, druse, Drusilla, Drusus

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Example sentences from the Web for drupe

Drupe ovoid or oblong, with a bony and grooved or striate 1-celled and 1-seeded stone.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray
The flowers are small and insignificant; and the fruit is a drupe.
Botany for Ladies|Jane Loudon
One of its component simple fruits (drupe) in section, showing the pulp, stone, and contained seed; more enlarged.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
Drupe globular; the thin crustaceous putamen hollowed out like a cup on one side.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

We will then take them first into our consideration, and begin by giving an account of what is the structure of a drupe.
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456|Various

British Dictionary definitions for drupe

drupe

/ (druːp) /

noun

an indehiscent fruit consisting of outer epicarp, fleshy or fibrous mesocarp, and stony endocarp enclosing a single seed, as in the peach, plum, and cherry

Derived forms of drupe

drupaceous (druːˈpeɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for drupe

C18: from Latin druppa wrinkled overripe olive, from Greek: olive

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Scientific definitions for drupe

drupe

[ drōōp ]

A simple fruit derived from a single carpel. A drupe usually contains a single seed enclosed by a hardened endocarp, which often adheres closely to the seed within. In peaches, plums, cherries, and olives, a fleshy edible mesocarp surrounds the endocarp (the pit or stone). In the coconut, a fibrous mesocarp (the husk) surrounds the endocarp (the shell), while the white edible portion is the endosperm. Compare berry pome. See more at simple fruit.

单词	drupe
释义	drupe [ droop ] / drup / SEE SYNONYMS FOR drupe ON THESAURUS.COM noun Botany. any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed. Origin of drupe First recorded in 1745–55; from Latin drūpa, druppa “wrinkled olive, overripe olive,” from Greek drýppa “olive” Words nearby drupe drunkenness, drunkometer, drunk tank, drunk text, drupaceous, drupe, drupelet, Drury Lane, druse, Drusilla, Drusus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for drupe Drupe ovoid or oblong, with a bony and grooved or striate 1-celled and 1-seeded stone. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray The flowers are small and insignificant; and the fruit is a drupe. Botany for Ladies\|Jane Loudon One of its component simple fruits (drupe) in section, showing the pulp, stone, and contained seed; more enlarged. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray Drupe globular; the thin crustaceous putamen hollowed out like a cup on one side. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray We will then take them first into our consideration, and begin by giving an account of what is the structure of a drupe. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456\|Various British Dictionary definitions for drupe drupe / (druːp) / noun an indehiscent fruit consisting of outer epicarp, fleshy or fibrous mesocarp, and stony endocarp enclosing a single seed, as in the peach, plum, and cherry Derived forms of drupe drupaceous (druːˈpeɪʃəs), adjective Word Origin for drupe C18: from Latin druppa wrinkled overripe olive, from Greek: olive Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to drupe kernel, bean, grain, product, nut, crop, produce, berry, hip, seed, pome, drupelet, haw, harvest, yield Scientific definitions for drupe drupe [ drōōp ] A simple fruit derived from a single carpel. A drupe usually contains a single seed enclosed by a hardened endocarp, which often adheres closely to the seed within. In peaches, plums, cherries, and olives, a fleshy edible mesocarp surrounds the endocarp (the pit or stone). In the coconut, a fibrous mesocarp (the husk) surrounds the endocarp (the shell), while the white edible portion is the endosperm. Compare berry pome. See more at simple fruit. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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drupe

noun Botany.

Origin of drupe

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British Dictionary definitions for drupe

noun

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