drupelet

n. [植]小核果

发音

UK /ˈdɹuːplɪt/
其它
UK /-lət/
US /ˈdɹuplɪt/
US /-lət/

词形变化

drupelets 复数 drupelets

别名

druplet

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.

    小核果

    生物 植物学

    It is best to pick the berries while all drupelets are of a consistent, dark red coloration.

    The passengers on the chock-full boat were packed across the deck like drupelets.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

drupe stone fruit

下位词 3

raspberry blackberry acinus

词源

From drupe (“stone fruit”) + -let (diminutive suffix). Compare Late Latin drupella (“small ripe olive”).

来源：wiktionary