stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

Examples of stone fruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Those grown in slightly warmer regions will exhibit more stone fruit and tropical fruit aromas and flavors including peach, mango, guava, and passion fruit. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 9 May 2024 In the summertime, pair vegetables with berries or a stone fruit like peach or nectarine. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024 Peach leaf curl is disfiguring leaves on lots of stone fruits this year, even those sprayed well with fungicide and horticultural oil last winter. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 May 2024 Bracing acidity and citrus, stone fruit, and tropical fruit flavors will hold up to the heat and green herbal notes of many types of Thai food. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024 Chung looks to produce that requires a lot of sun to grow, like stone fruits like plums, peaches and cherries. Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024 On the perimeter, an impressive collection of citrus, stone fruit, avocados, pomegranate, passion fruit, apples, figs, and quince is mixed with culinary herbs, such as sweet culinary bay, myrtle, and rosemary, creating a lush oasis that is bountiful year-round. Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 16 Apr. 2024 The Arroyo Seco zone of California’s Monterey County gives us a lush, mouth-filling wine that conjures thoughts of peak-season stone fruit. Dave McIntyre, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024 One farmer estimated that the Hudson Valley lost 90 percent of its stone fruit. Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 11 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stone fruit was circa 1534

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“Stone fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone%20fruit. Accessed 16 May. 2024.

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