Drupelet: meaning, definitions and examples
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drupelet
[ ˈdruːplɪt ]
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.