Drupelet: meaning, definitions and examples

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drupelet

 

[ ˈdruːplɪt ]

Noun
Context #1 | Noun

fruit

A small fruit with a single seed and multiple small, juicy, and fleshy segments.

Synonyms

berry, fruit segment, seeded fruit

Examples of usage

  • The blackberry is composed of numerous drupelets.
  • Raspberries are made up of many tiny drupelets.
  • She enjoyed the sweetness of each individual drupelet in the raspberry.

Translations

Translations of the word "drupelet" in other languages:

🇵🇹 drupinha

🇮🇳 छोटा फल

🇩🇪 kleine Steinfrucht

🇮🇩 drupe kecil

🇺🇦 друпелет

🇵🇱 drupelet

🇯🇵 小核果 (しょうかくか)

🇫🇷 drupelet

🇪🇸 drupéola

🇹🇷 küçük drupe

🇰🇷 작은 핵과 (소핵과)

🇸🇦 دروبيليت

🇨🇿 malá peckovice

🇸🇰 malá kôstkovica

🇨🇳 小核果 (xiǎo hé guǒ)

🇸🇮 drupelet

🇮🇸 lítill steinn

🇰🇿 кіші друпа

🇬🇪 პატარა ქერქი

🇦🇿 kiçik drupe

🇲🇽 drupéola

Word origin

The word 'drupelet' originated from the combination of 'drupe' and the diminutive suffix '-let'. The term 'drupe' refers to a type of fruit that has an outer skin, a fleshy middle layer, and a hard inner shell containing a seed. Drupelets are commonly found in fruits like blackberries and raspberries, where each small, juicy segment is considered a drupelet. The term 'drupelet' is often used in the context of describing the structure of certain fruits and highlighting the individual segments that make up the whole fruit.