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fruit⋅let

  [froot-lit]
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–noun Botany.
a small fruit, esp. one of those forming an aggregate fruit, as the raspberry.
Origin:
1880–85; fruit + -let
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fruit·let   (frōōt'lĭt)   
n.  

  1. A small fruit.

  2. Botany A single member of a multiple fruit.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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