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单词 drupelet
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Definition of drupelet in English:

drupelet

noun ˈdruːplɪtˈdro͞oplət
Botany

  • Any of the small individual drupes forming a fleshy aggregate fruit such as a blackberry or raspberry.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I knew, of course, that in technical botanical language, the blackberry is not a berry at all, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets.
    • Each pistil is able to produce a seed and a drupelet.
    • The crumbly berry is caused by the failure of some of the tiny drupelets, which make up the fruit, to develop.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin drupella, diminutive of drupa ‘overripe olive’ (see drupe).

Definition of drupelet in US English:

drupelet

nounˈdro͞oplət
Botany

  • Any of the small individual drupes forming a fleshy aggregate fruit such as a blackberry or raspberry.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The crumbly berry is caused by the failure of some of the tiny drupelets, which make up the fruit, to develop.
    • I knew, of course, that in technical botanical language, the blackberry is not a berry at all, but an aggregate fruit of numerous drupelets.
    • Each pistil is able to produce a seed and a drupelet.

Origin

Mid 19th century: from modern Latin drupella, diminutive of drupa ‘overripe olive’ (see drupe).
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