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Definition of drupelet in English: drupeletnoun ˈdruːplɪtˈdro͞oplət Botany Any of the small individual drupes forming a fleshy aggregate fruit such as a blackberry or raspberry. Example sentencesExamples - I knew, of course, that in technical botanical language, the blackberry is not a berry at all, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets.
- Each pistil is able to produce a seed and a drupelet.
- The crumbly berry is caused by the failure of some of the tiny drupelets, which make up the fruit, to develop.
Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin drupella, diminutive of drupa ‘overripe olive’ (see drupe). Definition of drupelet in US English: drupeletnounˈdro͞oplət Botany Any of the small individual drupes forming a fleshy aggregate fruit such as a blackberry or raspberry. Example sentencesExamples - The crumbly berry is caused by the failure of some of the tiny drupelets, which make up the fruit, to develop.
- I knew, of course, that in technical botanical language, the blackberry is not a berry at all, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets.
- Each pistil is able to produce a seed and a drupelet.
Origin Mid 19th century: from modern Latin drupella, diminutive of drupa ‘overripe olive’ (see drupe). |