noun
- a fleshy fruit with a hard stone or pit containing a seed, such as a peach, plum, or cherry
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The peach is a classic example of a drupe.
- Cherries and plums are both drupes with edible flesh surrounding a hard pit.
- The botanist explained that drupes differ from berries in their seed structure.
- Olives are technically drupes, though we often think of them as vegetables.
- The drupe’s hard endocarp protects the seed inside.
- Many popular fruits like apricots and dates are classified as drupes.