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- Ancient Greek · derived fromδρύππᾱ
- Latin · derived fromdrūpa“wrinkled olive”
- English todaydrupe
Scientific Latin, from Latin drūpa (“wrinkled olive”), from Ancient Greek δρύππᾱ (drúppā).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
drupe
Today it means: A kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed. Full definition →
Latin drūpa ← Ancient Greek δρύππᾱ