Drupe

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɹuːp/
• Rhymes: -uːp
• Homophones: droop

Origin

Scientific Latin, from Latin drūpa (""), from Ancient Greek δρύππᾱ.

Full definition of drupe

Noun

1. A stone fruit.
• 1969, Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor, Penguin 2011, p. 71:Her bare foot slipped, and the two panting youngsters tangled ignominiously among the branches, in a shower of drupes and leaves, clutching at each other ....

Derived terms

• drupelet

Anagrams

• duper, perdu, prude