- drupe
- noun /dɹuːp/A stone fruit.
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 [...].
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drupe — drupe … Dictionnaire des rimes
drupe — [ dryp ] n. f. • 1796; lat. drupa « pulpe » ♦ Bot. Fruit indéhiscent, charnu, à noyau (abricot, amande, cerise, noix, noix de coco, olive, pêche, prune...). ● drupe … Encyclopédie Universelle
Drupe — (dr[udd]p), n. [F. drupe, L. drupa an overripe, wrinkled olive, fr. Gr. dry ppa.] (Bot.) A fruit consisting of pulpy, coriaceous, or fibrous exocarp, without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel. The exocarp is succulent in the plum,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drupe — drupe; drupe·let; … English syllables
drupe — 1753, from Mod.L. drupa stone fruit, from L. drupa (oliva) wrinkled olive, from Gk. dryppa, short for drypepes tree ripened, from drys tree + pepon ripe (see PUMPKIN (Cf. pumpkin)) … Etymology dictionary
drupe — ► NOUN Botany ▪ a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone, e.g. a plum or olive. ORIGIN Latin drupa overripe olive … English terms dictionary
drupe — [dro͞op] n. [ModL drupa < L drupa (oliva), overripe (olive) < Gr druppa (elaa) olive, orig., (olive) ripened on tree, contr. < drupepēs] any fruit with a soft, fleshy part (mesocarp) covered by a skinlike outer layer ( exocarp, or… … English World dictionary
Drupe — Diagram of a typical drupe (peach), showing both fruit and seed … Wikipedia
Drupe — La pêche est une drupe typique En botanique, une drupe est un fruit charnu à noyau, comme la cerise, l abricot, la noix ou l olive. Il est issu d un pistil à carpelle unique, du type « infère » non adhérent. Dans le c … Wikipédia en Français
drupe — UK [druːp] / US [drup] noun [countable] Word forms drupe : singular drupe plural drupes biology a fruit with a stone surrounded by a soft thick part covered with skin. peaches, plums and cherries are all drupes … English dictionary
drupe — (dru p ) s. m. Terme de botanique. Fruit charnu indéhiscent, qui renferme un noyau, comme la cerise, la pêche et la noix revêtue de son brou. Quelques auteurs font drupe du féminin. ÉTYMOLOGIE Latin, drupa ou druppa, du grec, arbre, et,… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
