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PUNNET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punnet mean?
• PUNNET (noun)
The noun PUNNET has 1 sense:
1. a small light basket used as a measure for fruits
Familiarity information: PUNNET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small light basket used as a measure for fruits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("punnet" is a kind of...):
basket; handbasket (a container that is usually woven and has handles)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
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