noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut. rare
2. 2
   The oogonium of a charophyte.

Synonyms

All synonyms

nutletnutlet

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nucula (“little nut”).

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