🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

분과

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bungwa

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nutlet/ˈnʌt.lɪt/
nounCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #45200 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 식물의 열매는 네 개의 작은 분과로 이루어져 있다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, dry, one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed at maturity, typical of plants in the mint (Lamiaceae) and borage (Boraginaceae) families.

    "The botanist examined the microscopic surface of the nutlet to identify the plant species."
  2. 2

    A diminutive or small nut.

    "The squirrel eagerly buried every tiny nutlet it could find beneath the oak trees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English noun 'nut' combined with the diminutive suffix '-let' (from Old French '-elote' and Latin '-ellus'). First appearing in botanical literature during the 19th century, it was coined to describe specialized dry fruits that resemble miniature nuts.

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