stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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Master distiller Ross Cornelissen described the result in statement as dessert-like, with stone fruits, caramel, and vanilla layered over the base bourbon’s full-bodied profile. Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Don’t buy stone fruits and berries in the winter, or root vegetables and citrus in the summer, which are bogged down with jet lag, a higher price tag, a shorter shelf life, and inferior taste and quality. Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025 The offerings in August were abundant in tomatoes, peppers, stone fruits, and summer squashes. Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025 The state agriculture department says the bug feeds on a wide range of plants like grapes, stone fruits and hardwood trees. Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 25 Aug. 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 21 Sep. 2025.

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