drupelet

[droop-lit]

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noun Botany.

a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.

Origin of drupelet

First recorded in 1875–80; drupe + -let

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Related Words for drupelet

kernel, bean, grain, hip, seed, pome, drupe, drupelet, haw

British Dictionary definitions for drupelet

drupelet

drupel (ˈdruːpəl)

noun

a small drupe, usually one of a number forming a compound fruit

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