stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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Wilderness Trail Small Batch Bottled-in-Bond Bourbon The whiskey is produced at the Wilderness Trail Distillery, Danville, KY The nose features vanilla wafer, brown sugar, and ripe stone fruit aromas. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025 Plums are a kind of stone fruit that belong to the rose (Rosaceae) family. Daryl Austin, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025 The palate leads with soft, subtle smoke, followed by notes of ripe stone fruit, savory barbecue, black pepper spice, vanilla, and charred oak. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025 The finish is long and sweet, with lingering stone fruit notes. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 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 10 May. 2025.

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