stonefruit
Fruit with pit
A stonefruit is a fruit with soft flesh surrounding a hard pit that contains a single seed—peaches, plums, cherries, apricots, nectarines.
The pit is the "stone." Also spelled as two words: stone fruit.
The category matters to grocers, farmers, and cooks, who handle these fruits similarly.
Soft and unclear
blossom · orchard · harvest · clingstone · freestone · Georgia · scented · blush
Without roughness or difficulty
harvest · ripe · clingstone · freestone · firm · tangy · sweet · scented
Fruit's hard seed
- blossomFlower on fruit tree
- orchardFruit tree plantation
- harvestGathering mature crops
- RainierWashington's dominant volcanic peak
tart · sweet · picking · clafoutis · maraschino · glacé · kirsch · carmine
Desiccated stone fruit
- damsonSmall purple preserve fruit
- greengageSweet green-skinned plum
- mirabelleSmall sweet yellow plum
- pluotPlum-apricot cross
plumcot · Victoria · satsuma · European · Japanese · clingstone · freestone · dried
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
pit · blossom · orchard · harvest · clingstone · freestone · Georgia · scented · blush · summer
smooth
Without roughness or difficulty
summer · harvest · ripe · clingstone · freestone · firm · tangy · sweet · scented · bruise
pit
Fruit's hard seed
Rainier · tart · sweet · picking · clafoutis · maraschino · glacé · kirsch · carmine · cerise
prune
Desiccated stone fruit
pluot · plumcot · Victoria · satsuma · European · Japanese · clingstone · freestone · dried · purple
pit
Fruit's hard seed
pitted · dessert · tart · fresh · seasonal · jam · compote · cobbler · galette · crisp
orchard
Fruit tree plantation
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
- pruningCutting vegetation for health
blossom · pollination · cultivar · propagation · harvest · deciduous · hardiness · dormancy · espalier · thinning
kernel
Seed or essential core
golden · blossom · harvest · fuzz · sunny · grafting · vitamin A · carotenoids · dried · Turkish
stonefruitberry
Small edible fruit
pome · seedless fruit · apple · pear · citrus fruit
stonefruitseedless grape
Cultivated vine fruit lacking pits
seedless watermelon · banana · pomegranate · kiwi · passion fruit