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druplet

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druplet (plural druplets)

  1. Alternative spelling of drupelet
    • 1999, Helen J. Read, Mark Frater, “Management and Conservation”, in Woodland Habitats (Habitat Guides), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, species box 3.2 (Bramble), page 77, column 1:
      The berry is better known as the blackberry and, depending on the variety can have just a single druplet (seed surrounded by black flesh) or up to twenty druplets.
    • 2003 July 9 (filing date), 2004 December 21 (patent date), Stephen M. Ackerman, Raspberry Plant Named ‘PS-1764’ (United States Plant Patent; no. US PP15,439 P3), columns 2 and 3:
      [column 2] This invention relates to a new and distinct everbearing variety of raspberry plant named 'PS-1764'. The new variety is primarily adapted to the growing conditions of the central coast of California and is characterized by the following. Fruit that is very large in size, light in color, glossy with very large druplets. [...] [column 3] 'PS-1764' fruit size, seed size and druplet size are much larger as compared to 'PS-127'.