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nutlet

American  
[nuht-lit] / ˈnʌt lɪt /

noun

  1. a small nut; a small nutlike fruit or seed.

  2. the stone of a drupe.

nutlet British  
/ ˈnʌtlɪt /

noun

  1. any of the one-seeded portions of a fruit, such as a labiate fruit, that fragments when mature

  2. the stone of a drupe, such as a plum

  3. a small nut

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Etymology

Origin of nutlet

First recorded in 1855–60; nut + -let

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