drupelet

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Definition of drupelet in English English dictionary

The small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruits such as raspberries or blackberries

The passengers on the chock-full boat were packed across the deck like drupelets.

A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry

{i} small drupe (Botany)

a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe

Hyphenation

drupe·let

Etymology

[ 'drü-pl&t ] (noun.) 1880. drupe + -let