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/nut"lit/, n.1. a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.2. the stone of a drupe.[1855-60; NUT + -LET]
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Nutlet — may refer to one of the following. A small nut. In botany, a nutlet is a pyrena or pyrene, which is a seed covered by a stony layer, such as the kernel of a drupe. Nutlet or Little Nut is the translation of Oreshek, a name of the fortress in… … Wikipedia
Nutlet — Nut let, n. (Bot.) A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nutlet — [nut′lit] n. 1. a small nut or nutlike fruit 2. the pit, or stone, of a cherry, peach, plum, etc. 3. any of the segments of an ovary which splits into parts, as in plants of the borage and mint families … English World dictionary
nutlet — noun Date: 1856 1. a. a small nut b. a small fruit similar to a nut 2. the stone of a drupelet … New Collegiate Dictionary
nutlet — noun A small nut. Syn: nucule, acorn … Wiktionary
nutlet — noun Botany a small nut, especially an achene … English new terms dictionary
nutlet — nut·let … English syllables
nutlet — nut•let [[t]ˈnʌt lɪt[/t]] n. 1) bot coo a small nut or nutlike fruit 2) bot the stone of a drupe • Etymology: 1855–60 … From formal English to slang
nutlet — /ˈnʌtlət/ (say nutluht) noun 1. a small nut; a small nut like fruit or seed. 2. the stone of a drupe …
nutlet — n. a small nut or nutlike fruit … Useful english dictionary
