nutlet (redirected from nutlets)

nut·let  (ntlt)

n.

1. A small nut.

2. The stone or pit of certain fruits such as the peach or cherry.

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nutlet [ˈnʌtlɪt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any of the one-seeded portions of a fruit, such as a labiate fruit, that fragments when mature

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the stone of a drupe, such as a plum

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a small nut

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

nutlet - a small nut nut - usually large hard-shelled seed pyrene - the small hard nutlet of a drupe or drupelet; the seed and the hard endocarp that surrounds it