- drupelet
- nouna small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe• Derivationally related forms: ↑drupe• Hypernyms: ↑drupe, ↑stone fruit• Hyponyms: ↑blackberry, ↑raspberry, ↑acinus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
drupelet
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drupelet — [dro͞oplit] n. a small drupe: a single blackberry consists of many drupelets … English World dictionary
Drupelet — Drupel Drup el, Drupelet Drupe let, n. [Dim. of {Drupe}.] (Bot.) A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
drupelet — noun Date: 1880 a small drupe; specifically one of the individual parts of an aggregate fruit (as the raspberry) … New Collegiate Dictionary
drupelet — /droohp lit/, n. Bot. a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry. [1875 80; DRUPE + LET] * * * … Universalium
drupelet — noun /ˈdɹup.lɪt,ˈdɹu.plɪt/ The small drupe like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruits such as raspberries or blackberries. It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration … Wiktionary
drupelet — n. small drupe (Botany) … English contemporary dictionary
drupelet — drupe·let … English syllables
drupelet — drupe•let [[t]ˈdrup lɪt[/t]] n. bot a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
drupelet — /ˈdruplət/ (say droohpluht) noun a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry. Also, drupel /ˈdrupəl/ (say droohpuhl) …
Drupe — Diagram of a typical drupe (peach), showing both fruit and seed … Wikipedia
