a small basket or receptacle for collecting and selling fruit, particularly strawberries
'But rather than spend £5 on a small punnet of exotic berries, a family would be better off buying regular and larger quantities of fresh fruit and vegetables from their local market.'.
A punnet is a small light box in which soft fruits such as strawberries or raspberries are often sold. You can also use punnet to refer to the amount of fruit that a punnet contains. a punnet of strawberries. a small square box used to hold soft fruits such as strawberries