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drupelet

Syllables: drupe·let/ˈdɹuːplɪt/US/ˈdɹuplɪt/

drupelet noun: one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.

drupelet: a close up of a raspberry on a black background
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Noun

drupelet (plural drupelets)

  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.
    • The passengers on the chock-full boat were packed across the deck like drupelets.
    Synonyms:
    drupel

Examples of drupelet in a sentence

  • In these, each grain is a drupelet or stone-fruit, like a cherry or peach on a very small scale.1858, Asa Gray, “How Plants are Propagated or Multiplied in Numbers”, in Botany for Young People and Common Schools. How Plants Grow, a...
  • The fruits of the genus Rubus (blackberry, raspberry) are aggregates of small drupes (drupelets) upon the receptacle of a single flower, each drupelet from a single pistil.1931, A[lbert] S[pear] Hitchcock, “Fruits and Seeds”, in Field Work for the Local Botanist, Washington, D.C.: Published by the author […]...
  • Each fertilized pistil/ovule will develop into a fleshy drupelet containing one seed (a pyrene).2017, Bernadine C. Strik, “Growth and Development”, in Harvey K. Hall, Richard C. Funt, editors, Blackberries and Their Hybrids (Crop...

Synonyms of drupelet

Forms of drupelet

pluraldrupelets
alternative formdruplet

Origin of drupelet

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

Words that rhyme with drupelet

Questions about drupelet

What does drupelet mean?
Drupelet means one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.
How do you use drupelet in a sentence?
In these, each grain is a drupelet or stone-fruit, like a cherry or peach on a very small scale.
What part of speech is drupelet?
Drupelet is a noun.
How do you pronounce drupelet?
Drupelet is pronounced /ˈdɹuːplɪt/ (UK).
What is the plural of drupelet?
The plural of drupelet is drupelets.

Words near drupelet in the dictionary

  1. drupangtonine
  2. drupanol
  3. Drupas
  4. drupe
  5. drupel
  6. drupelet
  7. drupelets
  8. drupelike
  9. drupellid
  10. drupellids
  11. drupels

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