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drupelet

/ˈdruplət/
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Other forms: drupelets

Definitions of drupelet
  1. noun
    a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
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    types:
    blackberry
    large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus
    raspberry
    red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries
    acinus
    one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry
    type of:
    drupe, stone fruit
    fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
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