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While perfectly safe, ethylene—produced by foods like apples, bananas, stone fruit, and tomatoes—can speed up ripening of ethylene-sensitive fresh fare nearby.—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Feb. 2025 The wine is Intense and aromatic on the nose, featuring ripe passion and stone fruit with subtle hints of gooseberry and fresh-cut grass.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025 Plums Plums are part of the stone fruit family, which includes peaches, nectarines, cherries, and apricots.—Johna Burdeos, Health, 23 Jan. 2025 Cherries are a beloved stone fruit of many plants in the Prunus genus.—Lauren Panoff, Mph, Rd, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for stone fruit
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