stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

Examples of stone fruit in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While largely focused on wine grapes, the region is also known for its other crops, such as almonds, walnuts, olives, cherries and stone fruit, that land on tables dedicated to the farm-to-fork movement throughout town. —Nora Heston Tarte, Mercury News, 21 Oct. 2025

The nose welcomes you with roasted chestnut, vanilla, and subtle spice that is deepened by cherry, stone fruit, and warming oak. —Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025

While bare-root apple seedlings have shown an ability to adjust to fall planting in the North, tender stone fruits are more susceptible to injury or death over winter and should be reserved for spring planting. —Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Sep. 2025

Master distiller Ross Cornelissen described the result in statement as dessert-like, with stone fruits, caramel, and vanilla layered over the base bourbon’s full-bodied profile. —Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for stone fruit

• absolute
• arrowroot
• attribute
• bitterroot
• constitute
• convolute
• destitute
• disrepute
• dissolute
• execute
• institute
• involute