Drupel
/ˈdruːpəl/noun
One of the small, fleshy drupes that together form an aggregate fruit such as a raspberry or blackberry.
Did you know?A raspberry is not one fruit but an aggregate of dozens of drupels, each containing its own tiny stone-like seed.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*deru- / *dreu-
“To be firm or solid; also associated with trees and wood”
Ancient Greek
Greek
δρύπη (drýpē)
“An olive or other fleshy fruit containing a hard stone”
Classical Latin
Latin
drupa
“A stone fruit, especially an olive”
Middle English
English
drupe
“A fleshy fruit with a hard inner stone”
19th Century
English
drupel
“A small drupe forming part of an aggregate fruit”
Modern English
English
drupel
“An individual stone-fruit unit of a raspberry, blackberry, or similar aggregate fruit”