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drupaceous

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dru⋅pa⋅ceous

  [droo-pey-shuhs]
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–adjective Botany.
1. resembling or relating to a drupe; consisting of drupes.
2. producing drupes: drupaceous trees.
Origin:
1815–25; drupe + -aceous
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dru·pa·ceous   (drōō-pā'shəs)   
adj.  

  1. Resembling, relating to, or consisting of a drupe: drupaceous fruit.

  2. Producing drupes: a drupaceous tree.

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