nucule

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noun

A section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.

OriginLatin nucula →
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Meanings

nounnucule (plural nucules)

plural nucules

  1. rareA section of a compound fruit; a nutlet; a small nut.
  2. The oogonium of a charophyte.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
nutlet

Origin

  1. Latinnucula
  2. Latinnucula
  3. Englishnucule

Borrowed from Latin nucula (“little nut”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

nucule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucule

MLA

“nucule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucule. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nucule,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nucule.

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