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stone fruit

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any fruit with a soft fleshy exterior surrounding a hard pit or stone containing the seed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drupe

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: almond, apricot, cherry, nectarine, peach, plum, date, mango, olive, coffee, pistachio, jujube

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noun

Meaning 2

Any plant in the genus Prunus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drupe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fruit

Narrower terms: almond, peach, plum, cherry, elderberry, jujube, Chinese date, Chinese jujube, olive, drupelet

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: fruit de pinyol — plant in the genus Prunus
  • Finnish: tuomi — plant in the genus Prunus
  • Spanish: fruta de hueso — plant in the genus Prunus