drupelet

drupe·let  (drplt)

n.

A small drupe, such as one of the many subdivisions of a raspberry or blackberry.

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drupelet [ˈdruːplɪt], drupel [ˈdruːp^əl]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a small drupe, usually one of a number forming a compound fruit

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

drupelet - a small part of an aggregate fruit that resembles a drupe blackberry - large sweet black or very dark purple edible aggregate fruit of any of various bushes of the genus Rubus raspberry - red or black edible aggregate berries usually smaller than the related blackberries acinus - one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube