Fruit (IPA: /ˈfɹut/)
| Fruit (v. t.) |
Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. |
| Fruit (v. t.) |
The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. |
| Fruit (v. t.) |
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. |
| Fruit (v. t.) |
The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. |
| Fruit (v. t.) |
The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. |
| Fruit (v. t.) |
That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. |
| Fruit (v. i.) |
To bear fruit. |
| Fruit |
Part of a flowering plant |
| Fruit |
Heraldic charge |
| Fruit |
Food, edible in the raw state |
| Fruit |
Chess engine software |
| Fruit |
The Asteroids Galaxy Tour album |
| Fruit Synonyms |
Yield |
| Fruit (Last Name / Surname) |
Fruit is the #31,824 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 725 people had that surname. |
| Fruit (Sexual Terminology) |
A Male Homosexual |
| Spanish Translation |
Fruit in Spanish is Fruta |
| Tagalog Translation |
Fruit in Tagalog is Bunga |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A little peach in an orchard grew ,"” A little peach of emerald hue; Warmed by the sun and wet by the dew It grew." - Fruit |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "A pear-tree planted nigh: 'Twas charg'd with fruit that made a goodly show, And hung with dangling pears was every bough." - Fruit |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "As touching peaches in general, the very name in Latine whereby they are called Persica, doth evidently show that they were brought out of Persia first." - Fruit |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Before thee stands this fair Hesperides, With golden fruit, but dangerous to be touched." - Fruit |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " But the fruit that can fall without shaking, Indeed is too mellow for me." - Fruit |
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