drupelet

1. (botany) One of the small drupe-like subdivisions which compose the outer layer of certain fruit such as blackberries or raspberries.Examples: "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."; "Aggregated Fruits are close clusters of simple fruits all of the same flower. The raspberry and blackberry are good examples. In these, each grain is a drupelet or stone-fruit, like a cherry or peach on a very small scale."Synonyms: drupel