drupelet

noun

drupe·let ˈdrü-plət

: a small drupe

specifically : one of the individual parts of an aggregate fruit (such as the raspberry)

Examples of drupelet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When weather is dry, sunny, breezy and hot, some of the drupelets may be scalded. —

Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2019 This is white drupelet disorder, which is a fancy way of saying sunscald. —

Ellen Nibali, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2019

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