drupelets
nounUK /ˈdruːplɪts/
US /ˈdruːplɪts/
Drupelets are the tiny round bumps that make up fruits like raspberries and blackberries.
Each raspberry is made of many small drupelets stuck together.
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2. The individual small stone fruits that combine to form a larger fruit.
Botanists count the drupelets on a blackberry to study its growth.
3. Tiny fleshy parts of a fruit, each containing a small seed.
When you bite a raspberry, you can feel the drupelets pop.
4. Small fruit-like structures on certain plants.
The drupelets on the bush turned dark red as they ripened.