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Definition of: drupe
(dr
p) noun Bot.
A soft, fleshy fruit enclosing a hard–shelled stone or seed, as in the peach or cherry. See illustration under FRUIT. [<NL drupa <L drupa (oliva) an overripe (olive) <Gk. druppa]
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