fruitlet

[froot-lit]

noun

Botany.

1. a small fruit, especially one of those forming an aggregate fruit, as the raspberry.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fruitlet¹

First recorded in 1880–85; fruit + -let

Example Sentences

As those needs are met, the buds enlarge, drop their protective outer scales, bloom and form embryonic fruitlets.

From Washington Post

After three years, they manually harvest the palm bunches, which can each weigh up to 55 pounds and yield 3,000 fruitlets.

From BusinessWeek

Skin defects in apples and pears are likely to include a browning in colour, or "russet", and marks caused by rain and by fruitlets being knocked together during high winds.

From BBC

The subsequent freeze then killed vulnerable fruitlets, and Carr suffered 87 percent losses.

From Washington Post