fleshy fruit

noun

: a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue

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Yes, grapes are botanically considered berries due to the fleshy fruit that comes from a single flower with no pit or stone. — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2024 The 18th-century preservation process involved placing the cherries in dry bottles, corking them and then burying them under heavy clay, to protect the fleshy fruits from elements like mold and fungus. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 20 June 2024

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1829, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of fleshy fruit was in 1829

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