In botany, a drupe, or stone fruit, is a type of fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a single shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. Drupes do not split open to release the seed, i.e
The development sequence of a typical drupe, a smooth-skinned (nectarine) type of peach (Prunus persica) over a 7+1⁄2-month period, from bud formation in early winter to fruit ripening in midsummer
A berry is a small, pulpy, and often edible fruit. Typically, berries are juicy, rounded, brightly colored, sweet, sour or tart, and do not have a stone or pit although many pips or seeds may be prese