Defn: The edible drupaceous fruit of the Prunus domestica, and of several other species of Prunus; also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.
Defn: The mucilaginousdrupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees (Cordia Myxa, and C.
Defn: The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina (A.
The flesh of cherries, as in all drupaceous fruits, clings to the stone or is wholly or partly free--a character of interest both to the systematist and to the fruit-grower.
These stones in such drupes, or drupaceous fruits, are called Pyrenae, or Nucules, or simply Nutlets of the drupe.
China-tree or Pride of India, with drupaceous fruits, has long been cultivated in the southern states, where it now often grows spontaneously.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "drupaceous" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
