stone fruit

noun

: a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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The finish is long with lingering notes of black cherry, stone fruit, and black pepper. Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025 Farmers markets and supermarkets alike are teeming with stone fruit and sweet corn, and most days end with a soft serve ice cream cone. Alexis Deboschnek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2025 Its pale blush color offers roundness and depth, featuring gentle minerality and soft stone fruit notes with a lasting finish. Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 In texture, durian can resemble cheese, custard, ice cream or overripe stone fruit. Tom Downey, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 June 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 Jul. 2025.

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