stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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Hello homegrown tomatoes, watermelon, and stone fruits galore. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2026 The 15-year-old hits the Goldilocks zone in terms of age and flavor, with notes of cherry, stone fruit, vanilla, and brown sugar on the palate, with some woodiness that is very present but not overpowering. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Apr. 2026 Unlike berries or stone fruit, melon doesn’t advertise its ripeness as clearly. Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026 For good-size fruits, thin any marble-size fruits on mature stone fruit, apple and pear trees to just one fruit along every 4 to 6 inches of branch. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 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 2 May. 2026.

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