stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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The nose features caramel, vanilla, and honey aromas accompanied by hints of stone fruits, toasted oak, and baking spice notes of cinnamon and nutmeg. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 This was bottled at 61 percent ABV and has notes of cherry, stone fruit, rock candy, and apple on the palate. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 Feb. 2025 Simcoe and Citra hops are the stars here, lending notes of tangerine and stone fruits. Meghan Howes, The Denver Post, 21 Jan. 2025 The finish is long, sweet, and smoky, with lingering stone fruit notes and peat smoke. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 16 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 12 Mar. 2025.

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