- stone fruit
- noun Date: circa 1534 a fruit with a stony endocarp ; drupe
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stone fruit
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Stone fruit — Stone Stone, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. & OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten, Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.] 1. Concreted earthy or mineral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stone fruit — stone′ fruit n. bot a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe • Etymology: 1515–25 … From formal English to slang
stone fruit — n. any fruit, as a plum, having a stone; drupe … English World dictionary
stone fruit — noun fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube • Syn: ↑drupe • Derivationally related forms: ↑drupaceous (for: ↑drupe), ↑drupelet … Useful english dictionary
stone-fruit — kaulavaisis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Sultingas ar pusiau sausas vaisius (pvz., slyva, migdolas), turintis 3 apyvaisio sluoksnius : ploną paviršinį sluoksnį egzokarpį (luobelę), sultingą ar nesultingą mezokarpį… … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
stone fruit — fruit which contains a hard seed in the center (e.g. peach, plum, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe. [1515 25] * * * … Universalium
stone fruit — noun a fruit with flesh or pulp enclosing a stone, such as a peach, plum, or cherry … English new terms dictionary
stone fruit — /ˈstoʊn frut/ (say stohn frooht) noun a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or a plum; drupe …
stone fruit — A fruit with fleshy pulp that encloses a single seed in a hard shell, (e.g. peach, plum, cherry) … Combined glossary of agriculture
