drupelet

American

[droop-lit] / ˈdrup lɪt /

noun

Botany.

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

drupelet British

/ ˈdruːplɪt, ˈdruːpəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of drupelet

First recorded in 1875–80; drupe + -let

Example Sentences

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"A drupelet, Mr. Wehling, is one of the little knobs, one of the little pulpy grains of a blackberry," said Dr. Hitz.

From 2 B R 0 2 B by Vonnegut, Kurt

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drupelet

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Origin of drupelet

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