drupe
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/druːp/ us/druːp/
核果（皮薄，中间有大核的水果）
a type of fruit that has a thin skin and a large stone (= a single seed with a hard cover) in the middle
The apricot is actually what is called a drupe or “stone fruit”. 杏其实就是所谓的核果或 "石核果"。
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- Part II of the work deals with drupes (apricots, cherries, nectarines, peaches, plums).
- Pistachios are not true botanical nuts but drupes and what we call the nut is really the seed.
- Olive trees produce fruit which are drupes (fruits with a single seed).
- The olive, a drupe (the word comes from the Greek word for olive), can be picked at various stages of ripeness, turning green to black.