stone fruit

noun

a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.

stone fruit

noun

the nontechnical name for drupe

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Word History and Origins

Origin of stone fruit¹

First recorded in 1515–25

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Example Sentences

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I love all stone fruit, but peaches undo me.

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Another checks the temperature of her bathwater as she eats a juicy piece of stone fruit.

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From there, I started experimenting: berries, stone fruit, apple slices blanketed in cinnamon and clove.

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A lot of fig, lavender and stone fruit — peach trees, nectarines.

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Crops at risk of this particular invasive species include pome and stone fruits, citrus, dates, avocados and many vegetables, particularly tomatoes and peppers.

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stonefly stone fungus

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