drupes

All fruits of this formation are called drupes, as those of the apple and pear form are called pomes, and those of the bramble, and some other tribes, berries.

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 456 Volume 18, New Series, September 25, 1852 Various 1841

Leaving aside the invidious choices to be made between hesperidia, cucurbitaceae, and drupes — I am a drupe man — and, thence, between apricots, nectarines, mangoes, plums, and peaches, I find there is simply no adequate counter-argument.

Archive 2009-08-01 2009

Leaving aside the invidious choices to be made between hesperidia, cucurbitaceae, and drupes — I am a drupe man — and, thence, between apricots, nectarines, mangoes, plums, and peaches, I find there is simply no adequate counter-argument.

The Peach 2009

The almond originated in ancient China and is an ancestor of stone fruits, or drupes, such as peaches and plums.

Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

The almond originated in ancient China and is an ancestor of stone fruits, or drupes, such as peaches and plums.

Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

The almond originated in ancient China and is an ancestor of stone fruits, or drupes, such as peaches and plums.

Nuts star in Mexican holiday cooking 2008

Apricots and dates are botanical cousins, classified along with peaches, plums, mangos and olives as drupes — stone fruits with fleshy exteriors.

Hot Dates Make It on the Restaurant Scene 2009

Gardening can sometimes sound like a foreign language, with hybrids, drupes and herbaceous plants.

Start Your Victory Gardens, America 2009

Flowers give way to clusters of dark purple drupes in the summer that are attractive to birds.

Archive 2008-01-01 Pooky 2008

Flowers give way to clusters of dark purple drupes in the summer that are attractive to birds.

BLOODTWIG DOGWOOD 'WINTER BEAUTY' AGAINST THE SNOW Pooky 2008