English Explanatory Dictionary

blet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To undergo or cause to undergo bletting, a fermentation process in certain fruit beyond ripening.
noun
  1. A soft spot on fruit caused by bletting.

Pronunciation

/blɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-blet.wav

Word forms

blet blets bletting bletted

Etymology

Borrowed from French blettir, coined by John Lindley.

Related words

bletting ripening rotting
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