Plural of drupe; multiple stone fruits with hard pits surrounded by fleshy layers.
Plural of drupa, formed with standard English -s. See drupa for etymology details.
When botanists say 'drupes,' they're grouping together hundreds of different fruits that might look nothing alike—a peach and an olive and a date and a walnut are all drupes, sharing only the hidden pit structure.
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