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Which fruits are drupes or stone fruits?
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Ripening apricots on a tree. Apricots are single-seeded drupes.
A drupe, also known as a stone fruit, is a simple, fleshy fruit derived from a single ovary that typically contains a single seed enclosed in a hard, stony inner layer called the endocarp or pit.12
Common examples of drupes include:
- Cherries12
- Peaches12
- Plums2
- Olives1
- Mangoes1
- Almonds1
- Coconuts1
- Walnuts1
- Dogwood1
While some fruits are composed of many small, clumped drupesâknown as drupeletsâthese are classified as aggregate fruits rather than true simple drupes. Examples of these include raspberries and blackberries.12