stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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The 2024 Neely Grüner Veltliner, Block Verde, is racy yet satisfying, with a perfect mix of green apple, stone fruit and lime. Laura Ness, Mercury News, 13 May 2025 Mangoes are stone fruits related to peaches and nectarines and can be any combination of yellow, orange, green, and red. Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2025 Official tasting notes summary: Nose: Cinder toffee, toasted bread, stone fruit jam, tropical fruit, peat smoke. Felipe Schrieberg, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Meet toasted coconut brunette, an equally summery color that doesn’t involve red dye or references to apricots, peaches, or any other stone fruit. Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for stone fruit

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 15 Jun. 2025.

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