fruitlet

fruit·let

(fro͞ot′lĭt)

1. A small fruit.

2. Botany A single member of a multiple fruit.

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fruitlet

(ˈfruːtlət)

(Botany) a small fruit, esp one that is part of an aggregate fruit

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fruit•let

(ˈfrut lɪt)

n.

a small fruit, esp. one of those forming an aggregate fruit.

[1880–85]

multiple fruit, fruitlet - The pineapple is termed a multiple fruit because it forms from the individual ovaries of several flowers; each raised button on its surface is called a fruitlet.

See also related terms for pineapple.

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fruitlet - a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit

fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

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However, the authors evaluated the fruits only up to the fruitlet ("chumbinho") stage.

Heat unit accumulation and inflorescence and fruit development in 'Uba' mango trees grown in Visconde do Rio Branco-MG/Acumulo de unidades termicas e desenvolvimento da inflorescencia e do fruto da mangueira 'Uba' cultivada em Visconde do Rio Branco-MG

Effect of 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pirydiloxyacetic acid on clementine early fruitlet development and on fruit size at maturity.

3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid as effective thinning agent for fruit of 'Montenegrina' mandarin/Acido 3,5,6-tricloro-2-piridiniloxiacetico como raleante quimico efetivo de frutos da tangerineira 'Montenegrina'

Each fruitlet can be identified by an "eye," the rough spiny marking on the pineapple's surface.

PINEAPPLE

Plum curculio larvae get their start in a crescentlike scar the female weevil makes to prevent the growing fruitlet from crashing her egg; European apple sawfly larvae first scratch the surface of a pea-sized fruitlet, and then go on to eat the steeds in another three or four fruitlets.

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Fruitlet age and inflorescence characteristics affect the thinning and the increase in fruitlet growth rate induced by auxin applications in citrus.

Chemical thinning in 'Ponkan' mandarin yield/Raleio quimico na producao de tangerina 'Ponkan'

Females lay one single egg on each fruitlet or on a leaf.

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For total cover, this should be done six times a year: firstly, at bud burst, then, green cluster, and pink bud, but NOT at blossom time, then after most petals have fallen, and twice during fruitlet formation in mid-June and early July.

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While the adults are pretty harmless, they lay their eggs in the tiny fruitlets when the trees are still in bloom.

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Pick off affected fruitlets as soon as you see them and don't leave fallen fruits on the ground, which will let larvae escape, burrowing into the grass and completing their life cycle.

HOW TO TACKLE SUMMER'S GARDEN-MUNCHING CREEPY CRAWLY PESTS

Pick off affeag e c PI k ff ffected fruitlets as soon as you see them and don't leave fallen fruits on the ground, which will result in the larvae escaping, burrowing into the grass and ompleting their life cycle.