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Drupesdrupeletssuch is not a recognized scientific term; the string appears to combine concepts related to drupes and drupelets. In botanical usage, a drupe is a fleshy fruit that contains a single seed encased in a hard endocarp, or stone. The exocarp forms the skin and the mesocarp is the fleshy middle; the endocarp surrounds the seed.

Examples of true drupes include peaches, cherries, plums, olives, and coconuts. These fruits typically detach a single seed when eaten or processed. The culinary and economic importance of drupes is broad, with many cultivars grown for fresh fruit, canning, or oil production (as in olives).

Drupelets are small drupes that occur in aggregate fruits. In raspberries and certain blackberries, the edible fruit is composed of many drupelets clustered around a central receptacle. Each drupelet contains its own seed and can detach from the cluster when picked, producing the familiar hollow center characteristic of some aggregate fruits.

Botanically, drupes and drupelets describe different structural levels: a single-drupe fruit versus a collection of drupelets. This distinction helps explain differences in texture, seed arrangement, and culinary use among related fruits.