stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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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 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1534, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of stone fruit was circa 1534

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“Stone fruit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stone%20fruit. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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