DRUPELET

drupelet

(noun) a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

drupelet (plural drupelets)

(botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. [from mid 19th c.]

Synonym: drupel

Source: Wiktionary


Drup"el, Drupe"let, n. Etym: [Dim. of Drupe.] (Bot.)

Definition: A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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