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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.

   "It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration."

2. 2
   a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

drupel

Example

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"It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration."

Etymology

From drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Compare Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”).

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