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drupe
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[druːp], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed, e.g. a plum, cherry, almond, or olive
- a small marine mollusc with a thick knobbly shell, found mainly in the Indo-Pacific
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Origin
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mid 18th century: from Latin drupa ‘overripe olive’, from Greek druppa ‘olive’
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