Drupe
Definitions
a kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
Equivalents
20 more languages
العربيةالنوي
Češtinapeckovice
Cymraegffrwyth cnewyllog
Danskstenfrugt
Ελληνικάδρύπη
Esperantodrupo
Suomiluumarja
Galegobaga
Latinadrupa
Nederlandssteenvrucht
Polskipestkowiec
Portuguêsdrupa
Românădrupă
Русскийкостя́нка
Svenskastenfrukt
Examples
“Black crowberry. Empetrum nigrum. Crowberry Family. Fruit. — The black drupe is berrylike, globular, and incloses six to nine seedlike nutlets with a seed in each. The calyx is at the base⟳ and the stigma is at the apex. The drupes are solitary in the leaf axils. They are juicy, acid, edible, and serve⟳ as food for the Arctic birds.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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