drupe

noun

ˈdrüp 

: 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)

Examples of drupe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are different types of aggregate fruits, but the raspberry (and its close cousins, the blackberry, cloudberry, dewberry, and boysenberry) is an aggregate of numerous drupelets (a drupelet being the minute version of a true drupe, such as a nectarine or plum, which contains a single seed). — Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 June 2026

Bright red drupes often remain well into October, accenting the foliage and attracting hungry songbirds to the autumn garden. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025

Raspberries Raspberries are clusters of tiny drupes (drupelets). — Lauren O'Connor, Health, 11 Aug. 2025

Of course, birds care more about the dark-blue drupes, which ripen in early fall and quickly become their dinner. — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025

They are considered drupes, fruits with juicy outer flesh and a single pit inside, like peaches or olives. — Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

circa 1753, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for drupe

• coop
• coupe
• croup
• droop
• dupe
• group
• hoop
• loop
• lupe
• oop
• poop
• roop

Kids Definition

drupe

noun

ˈdrüp 

: a fleshy fruit (as the plum, cherry, or peach) having one seed enclosed in a hard stony material