Main Entry: drupe

Pronunciation: \ˈdrüp\

Function: noun

Etymology: New Latin drupa, from Latin, overripe olive, from Greek dryppa olive

Date: circa 1753

: a one-seeded indehiscent fruit having a hard bony endocarp, a fleshy mesocarp, and a thin exocarp that is flexible (as in the cherry) or dry and almost leathery (as in the almond)