stone fruit

Noun

 * 1) Any fruit with a soft fleshy exterior surrounding a hard pit or stone containing the seed.
 * 2) Any plant in the genus.
 * 1) Any plant in the genus.
 * 1) Any plant in the genus.

Usage notes

 * References to "the stone fruits", or to stone fruits as a group are usually references to members of the genus (plums, cherries, and related plants).  Similarly constructed fruits from other groups of plants, such as olives, are described with the more general term drupe.

Hypernyms

 * fruit

Translations

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