1. a small nut or nut-like fruit
Usage: botany
2. a small one-seeded fruit with a hard shell that does not split open
Usage: botany; technical

Examples

• The mint plant produces small nutlets as its fruit.
• Each flower head contains several tiny nutlets.
• The botanist examined the nutlets under a microscope.
• Nutlets from the borage family are often quite small.
• The plant’s nutlets were dispersed by wind.
• She collected nutlets from various wildflowers for her research.