Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A small fruit.
- n. Botany A single member of a multiple fruit.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small fruit.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit
Examples
“They resemble the blackberry, but each small fruitlet actually arises from a separate flower on a short flowering stalk.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Caneberries are composite fruits: a single flower has from 50 to 150 ovaries, and each ovary makes a separate small fruitlet, like a miniature plum with a stony seed.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Because each fruitlet contains a prominent seed, pomegranates are usually processed into juice, which then can be used as is or cooked down to make a syrup or “molasses,” or fermented into a wine.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“Each fruitlet can be identified by an "eye," the rough spiny marking on the pineapple's surface.”
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