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Verb
/fro͞ot/,
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fruits, plural;
  1. (of a tree or other plant) Produce fruit, typically at a specified time
    • - the trees fruit very early
    • - cover strawberries with cloches to encourage early fruiting
Noun
  1. The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
    • - tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya
    • - eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables
  2. The seed-bearing structure of a plant, e.g., an acorn

  3. The result or reward of work or activity
    • - the pupils began to appreciate the fruits of their labors
    • - the journal was the first fruit of the creative partnership
  4. Natural produce that can be used for food
    • - we give thanks for the fruits of the earth
  5. Offspring
    • - she couldn't bear not to see the fruit of her womb
  6. offensive. A male homosexual


  1. cause to bear fruit
  2. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
  3. yield: an amount of a product
  4. the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
  5. In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.
  6. Fruit is the debut album by Danish band The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. It was released on September 21, 2009 in Europe, and Oct 27, 2009 in the US.
  7. Fruit are an indie rock band from Adelaide, Australia often compared to the Indigo Girls. The group was formed in 1995. In 2003 they won the "Best Live Album" trophy at the Australian Live Music Awards.Their latest (June 2005) album is Burn.
  8. Fruit is a chess engine developed by Fabien Letouzey. In the SSDF rating list released on November 24, 2006, Fruit version 2.2.1 had a rating of 2842. In the CEGT rating list released on January 24, 2007, Fruit version 2.2.1 had a rating of 2776.
  9. Fruit and fruit cake (as well as many variations) are sexual slang terms which have various origins but modern usages tend to primarily refer to gay men and sometimes other LGBT people. ...
  10. The use of wine tasting descriptors allow the taster an opportunity to put into words the aromas and flavors that they experience and can be used in assessing the overall quality of wine. ...
  11. The seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization; Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for ...
  12. (FRUITS) The gradual development of character or the yield or results of anything. Fruits may represent foods that are appetizing or desirable.
  13. (Fruits) Fruit is matured ovary of plant consisting of the seeds, it is mainly edible part.
  14. (Fruits) Ipoh is famous for its fruits, such as pomeloes and durians.
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  16. Fruits play a vital role in our life. They give us energy, proteins and other nutrients. We should add them in our Food on daily basis. ...
  17. A ripened ovary wall produced from a flower. PICTURE
  18. To dream of seeing fruit ripening among its foliage, usually foretells to the dreamer a prosperous future. Green fruit signifies disappointed efforts or hasty action. For a young woman to dream of eating green fruit, indicates her degradation and loss of inheritance. ...
  19. The ancient parent root P.R. is the origin of the Hebrew word for fruit but also too many of our 'fruit' words; PeaR, aPRicot, PRune and PeRsimmon. When reversed we have gRaPe. ...
  20. The main component of the wine, usually grape but other fruits are also used to make wine, such as pear, plum, etc. Often mentioned when the fruit isn't grown in the same site as the winery, such as "the wine is produced here on-site, but the fruit is purchased from a vineyard upstate."
  21. One of the taste components of wine. The interaction of alcohol and organic acids results in the development of fruit esters. These compounds imitate the flavours and aromas of other fruits.
  22. The edible seeds from a plant.
  23. Reproductive organ of plants that results from fertilization of the flower and contains the seeds.
  24. A mature ovary, not just that stuff you buy in the produce section of Price Chopper.
  25. A term used to describe the aroma and flavor of a wine. Wine rarely ever tastes like grapes. Rather, the taste of a particular wine can often be described in terms of other fruit, such as apple, black currant, cherry, citrus, pear, peach, raspberry, strawberry, etc.