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A small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
Answer for the clue "A small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe ", 8 letters:
drupelet
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Word definitions for drupelet in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Drupel \Drup"el\, Drupelet \Drupe"let\, n. [Dim. of Drupe .] (Bot.) A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruits such as raspberry or blackberry.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe
Usage examples of drupelet.
They settled on a num-num bush, and snatched a drupelet each, throwing it up into the air and catching it in the back of their throats.
The num-nums were covered in shiny purple-ripe drupelets, clustering in groups of two and three, even four and five.