drupelet

[ droop-lit ]
/ ˈdrup lɪt /

noun Botany.

a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.

Origin of drupelet

First recorded in 1875–80; drupe + -let

British Dictionary definitions for drupelet

drupelet

drupel (ˈdruːpəl)

/ (ˈdruːplɪt) /

noun

a small drupe, usually one of a number forming a compound fruit