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Definition: Meaning of, fruit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / fruːt /

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fruit fruit, fruits
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  1. [uncountable and countable] something that grows on a plant, tree, or bush, can be eaten as a food, contains seeds or a stone, and is usually sweet
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  2. [uncountable and countable] technical the part of a plant, bush, or tree that contains the seeds
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  3. the fruit(s) of something the good results that you have from something, after you have worked very hard
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  4. in fruit technical trees, plants etc that are in fruit are producing their fruit
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  5. the fruits of the earth literary all the natural things that the earth produces, such as fruit, vegetables, or minerals
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
fruit fruited fruited
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fruiting fruits
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  1. if a tree or a plant fruits, it produces fruit
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fruit used in phrases

  • Mediterranean fruit fly (noun)
    1. small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
  • accessory fruit (noun)
    1. fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
  • aggregate fruit (noun)
    1. fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
  • banana passion fruit (noun)
    1. cultivated for fruit
  • candied fruit (noun)
    1. fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
  • citrous fruit (noun)
    1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
  • citrus fruit (noun)
    1. any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
  • crystallised fruit (noun)
    1. fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
  • crystallized fruit (noun)
    1. fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
  • dried fruit (noun)
    1. fruit, usually GRAPE s, that has been dried and is often used in cooking
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