drupelet

drupe·let

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [droop-lit]
- /ˈdrup lɪt/
- /ˈdruː.plɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [droop-lit]
- /ˈdrup lɪt/

Definitions of drupelet word

noun drupelet a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry. 1
noun drupelet Any of the small individual drupes forming a fleshy aggregate fruit such as a blackberry or raspberry. 1
noun drupelet a small drupe, usually one of a number forming a compound fruit 0
noun drupelet a small drupe: a single blackberry consists of many drupelets 0
noun drupelet One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruits such as raspberries or blackberries. 0

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Origin of drupelet

First appearance:

before 1875

One of the 25% newest English words

First recorded in 1875-80; drupe + -let

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Parts of speech for Drupelet

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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drupelet popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for drupelet

noun drupelet

kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
bean — Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds.
grain — granularity
hip — hypochondria.
seed — the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.

All 8 Synonyms of drupelet