drupe; stone fruit
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drupe; stone fruit
Botanical term for fleshy fruits with a hard stone (pit or drupe) enclosing the seed, such as peaches, plums, and apricots.
Táo桃
、
Lǐ李
、
Xìng杏
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
hé核
guǒ果
。
Peaches, plums, and apricots are all drupes.
Hé核
guǒ果
de的
nèi内
guǒ果
pí皮
tōng通
cháng常
huì会
yìng硬
huà化
xíng形
chéng成
jiān坚
yìng硬
de的
guǒ果
hé核
。
The endocarp of a drupe usually hardens to form a hard pit.
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Wǒ我
men们
chī吃
de的
táo桃
zi子
shì是
hé核
guǒ果
，
lǐ里
miàn面
de的
hé核
jiù就
shì是
zhǒng种
zi子
。
The peach we eat is a drupe, and the pit inside is the seed.