"drupelet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɹuːplɪt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /-lət/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɹuplɪt/ [General-American], /-lət/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-drupelet.wav [Southern-England] Forms: drupelets [plural]
Etymology: From drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Compare Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|diminutive}} diminutive, {{suffix|en|drupe|let|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=stone fruit}} drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix), {{cog|LL.|drupella|t=small ripe olive}} Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} drupelet (plural drupelets)
  1. (botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Fruits Synonyms: drupel, druplet Related terms: drupaceous, drupe, drupel, drupelike Translations (one of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit): drupennig [masculine] (Breton), drupèola [feminine] (Catalan), 小核果 (xiǎohéguǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), steenvruchtje [neuter] (Dutch), vili (Estonian), drupéole [feminine] (French), Steinfrüchtchen [neuter] (German), aszmag (Hungarian), drupa [feminine] (Italian), nocciolo [masculine] (Italian), plodić [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), koštunica [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), drupeola [feminine] (Spanish), drwpled [masculine] (Welsh)

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