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A fleshy or pulpy fruit with the inner portion of the pericarp (1-celled and 1-seeded, or sometimes several-celled) hard or stony.
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Definition: Drupe A fruit with one of more hard seeds or stones encased in a soft, fleshy outer covering. Ex. Cherries, apricots, viburnums
Also Known As: Fruits, Berries
Examples: Viburnum drupes usually hand in clusters.

Definition as written by Todd_Boland:
a small drupe as in raspberries or blackberries
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Drupe - "stone fruit", a simple fruit produced from a single carpel, usually one-seeded, with an outer fleshy layer of tissue called the pericarp and an inner, heavy stony layer called the endocarp .

Drupe A stone-bearing fruit, such as a plum.
Dwarf Said of a genetically smaller plant, often 1/4 or less normal size.
Edging plant A compact, short plant used to line or trim borders.

DRUPE - A type of fruit (i.e. plums, cherries, olives, peaches). Also considered stone fruits. The fruit wall is fleshy. The outside layer is generally juicy. The one seed fruit will not open up.

Fruit: A drupe borne on upright panicles. Fruits are dark red, round and hairy, 1/8 inch in diameter.
Bark: Dark brown and scaly with age.
Photos: Judy Sedbrook ...

NC Plant Description Deciduous tree to 60 feet, leaves alternate, elliptical to elongate, with a tapering, pointed apex and teeth along the margins; flowers tiny, nondescript in March to April as the leaves unfold; fruits tiny cherry-like drupes ...

Nightshade, Lycianthes rantonnei; the exotic looking and ubiquitous White Potato Creeper, Solanum jasminoides, all belonging to the sub-family Solanoides. Flowers are often of pale shades of mauve, pink or white, and the fruits (berries or drupes) ...

See also: Flower, Soil, Shade, Plant, Foliage