drupelet

 [droop-lit]  

drupe·let

   [droop-lit]
noun Botany.
a little drupe, as one of the individual pericarps composing the blackberry.
Origin:
1875–80; drupe + -let
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drupelet or drupel (ˈdruːplɪt, ˈdruːpəl)
 
—n
a small drupe, usually one of a number forming a compound fruit
 
drupel or drupel
 
—n

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