stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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Feed stone fruits, apples and other deciduous fruit trees with organic fruit tree fertilizer. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Early-season varieties of stone fruit, which require fewer chill hours, seem on schedule thanks in part to all the early winter rain. Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Wait until February to prune stone fruit trees like peaches and plums. Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 30 Mar. 2026 In the fridge, keep ethylene-producers in a different crisper drawer than ethylene-sensitive items like bananas, broccoli, citrus, melons, and stone fruit. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2026 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 7 Apr. 2026.

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