fruit
/fruːt/
verb
- To produce fruit; to bear fruit.
- This variety of mango fruits twice a year.
- The plant needs plenty of sunlight to fruit properly.
- The apple tree fruits every autumn.
noun
- The sweet, fleshy part of a plant that contains seeds and is eaten as food.
- I like to eat fresh fruit like apples and oranges for a snack.
- She bought a variety of fruit at the market, including bananas and grapes.
- The fruit on that tree is not ripe yet.
- The part of a plant that develops from a flower and contains seeds, whether sweet or not (e.g., tomatoes, cucumbers).
- The fruit of the oak tree is the acorn.
- Many plants produce fruit to protect and spread their seeds.
- Botanically, a tomato is a fruit, but we often call it a vegetable in cooking.
- A result or product of something, often used figuratively.
- The fruit of their research was a new vaccine.
- After years of hard work, they finally enjoyed the fruit of their labor.
- Patience and effort will bear fruit in the end.
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