drupe: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	stone fruit

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Two whole nectarines and one nectarine half with the pit exposed rest on a wooden surface.

A walnut cracked open, showing the textured nut inside one half of the shell and the empty other half beside it.

Clusters of blackberries (Rubus) at different stages of ripeness, including green, red, and fully ripe black fruit, hanging from leafy branches.

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