fruit
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or pineapple.
the edible part of a plant developed from a flower, with any accessory tissues, as the peach, mulberry, or banana.
the spores and accessory organs of ferns, mosses, fungi, algae, or lichen.
anything produced or accruing; product, result, or effect; return or profit: the fruits of one's labors.
Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a gay man.
to bear or cause to bear fruit: a tree that fruits in late summer; careful pruning that sometimes fruits a tree.
Origin of fruit
1Other words from fruit
- fruit·like, adjective
Words Nearby fruit
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How to use fruit in a sentence
Sugars and starches are found in fruits, bread, potatoes and vegetables.
Probably the lowest hanging fruit in the search world is simply paying attention to what it is that search engines are looking for and focussing on delivering there.
SEO in the second half of 2020: Five search opportunities to act on now | Jim Yu | August 17, 2020 | Search Engine WatchMore than half of the fruits, vegetables and nuts sold in the United States are grown here, often using pesticides.
Pesticides contaminate most food of western U.S. monarchs | Rebecca E. Hirsch | August 17, 2020 | Science News For StudentsBerni bred new fruit flies and built much bigger agar arenas to run much longer tracking experiments.
In the end, build a huge and healthy link profile around your low-hanging fruits.
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The tasteless bread was transformed into a sweet cake that included ingredients, such as dried fruit and marzipan.
One Cake to Rule Them All: How Stollen Stole Our Hearts | Molly Hannon | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSpanish oak, which has an open grain and high levels of tannin, gives you dried fruit, spice, and even chocolate flavors.
You may just enjoy the rich, smooth fruit of their labor that little bit more.
When It Comes to Great Whisky, The Size of Your Still Matters | | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down.
It's a bright, drinkable IPA made with dry American hops giving the nose hints of mango and passion fruit.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTfruit-trees are clearly too scarce, though Cherries in abundance were offered for sale as we passed.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyIn the community her father was the wealthiest man, having made his fortune in the growing of potatoes and fruit.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxThe natives of Guiana use a tube or pipe not unlike a cheroot, made from the rind of the fruit of a species of palm.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Every detail of this canvas is perfect, because every detail is true, drawn straight from life, the fruit of minute observation.
Bastien Lepage | Fr. CrastreA part of the square is walled off and employed as a market for fish, fruit, vegetables, and poultry.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida Pfeiffer
British Dictionary definitions for fruit
/ (fruːt) /
botany the ripened ovary of a flowering plant, containing one or more seeds. It may be dry, as in the poppy, or fleshy, as in the peach
any fleshy part of a plant, other than the above structure, that supports the seeds and is edible, such as the strawberry
the specialized spore-producing structure of plants that do not bear seeds
any plant product useful to man, including grain, vegetables, etc
(often plural) the result or consequence of an action or effort
British old-fashioned, slang chap; fellow: used as a term of address
slang, mainly British a person considered to be eccentric or insane
slang, mainly US and Canadian a male homosexual
archaic offspring of man or animals; progeny
to bear or cause to bear fruit
Origin of fruit
1Derived forms of fruit
- fruitlike, adjective
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Scientific definitions for fruit
[ frōōt ]
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, sometimes fused with other parts of the plant. Fruits can be dry or fleshy. Berries, nuts, grains, pods, and drupes are fruits.♦ Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries alone, such as the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits. ♦ Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries and other parts such as the receptacle or bracts, as in the apple, are called accessory fruits or false fruits. See also aggregate fruit multiple fruit simple fruit. See Note at berry.
usage For fruit
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Cultural definitions for fruit
In botany, the part of a seed-bearing plant that contains the fertilized seeds capable of generating a new plant (see fertilization). Fruit develops from the female part of the plant. Apples, peaches, tomatoes, and many other familiar foods are fruits.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fruit
see bear fruit; forbidden fruit.
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