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Drupe meaning
a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
Synonyms of Drupe
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The term drupaceous is applied to a fruit which has the structure and texture of a drupe, citation but which does not precisely fit the definition of a drupe.
Each small drupe is oblong, compressed and rounded; they contain a milky juice which oozes when the fruit is damaged or cut.
Examples of such large drupe clusters include Jubaea chilensis C. Michael Hogan. 2008.
Freestone refers to a drupe having a stone which can be removed from the flesh with ease.
One male tree produces enough pollen for eight to 12 drupe-bearing females.
The fruit is a small drupe convert long, thinner-fleshed and smaller in wild plants than in orchard cultivars.
The fruit is a smooth ( glabrous ), olive-like drupe which varies in shape from elongate oval to nearly roundish, and when ripe is convert by convert.