drupa

Etymology

From Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), accusative of δρύπεψ (drúpeps), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).

Noun

drupa f (plural drupe)

1. (botany) drupe

Anagrams

• pruda

Alternative forms

• drūpa oliva
• druppa

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek δρῠ́ππᾱ (drúppā, “olive”), elliptic form of δρῠ́πεπᾰ (ἐλαίᾱ) (drúpepa (elaíā), “ripe olive”), from δρῠοπέτης (druopétēs), δρῠπεπής (drupepḗs), δρῡ́πεψ (drū́peps, “ripened on a tree, ripe”, literally “ready to fall from the tree”), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πίπτω (píptō, “to fall”).

Noun

drūpa f (genitive drūpae); first declension

1. (botany) drupe

References

• druppa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• oliva drūpa oliva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Noun

drupa f (plural drupas)

1. (botany) drupe; stone fruit (fruit with soft flesh and a hard pit)

Etymology

From Latin drupa, from Ancient Greek δρύπεπα (drúpepa), accusative of δρύπεψ (drúpeps), from δρῦς (drûs, “tree”) + πέπτειν (péptein, “to ripen”).

Noun

drupa f (plural drupas)

1. (botany) drupe