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Punnet

[PUN-ət]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: English, 19th century

1.

A small light basket or other container for fruit or vegetables.

Examples of Punnet in a sentence

"We bought three punnets of berries from a roadside stand."

"After the plums are picked and washed, they will be packed into punnets to be sold."

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