noun
Meaning 1
A small nut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nucule
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
nutlet
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noun
Meaning 2
One of the lobes or sections of the mature ovary of some members of the Boraginaceae, Verbenaceae, and Lamiaceae.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
a small nut
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nut
Narrower terms: pyrene
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hnuts Proto-West Germanic *hnut Old English hnutu Middle English note English nut Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let English nutlet From nut + -let.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: arrëz — small nut
- Armenian: ընկուզիկ (ənkuzik) — small nut
- Czech: oříšek — small nut
- Dutch: nootje — small nut
- French: nucule — small nut
- German: Nüsschen — small nut
- Greek: καρυδάκι (karydáki) — small nut
- Italian: nocciolino — small nut
- Polish: orzeszek — small nut
- Russian: оре́шек (oréšek) — small nut
- Spanish: núcula — small nut
- Ukrainian: горі́шок (horíšok) — small nut