fruiting

/ˈfruːtɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Producing fruit; bearing fruit.
    • The warm weather helped the fruiting plants grow quickly.
    • We planted a fruiting vine along the fence last spring.
    • The fruiting trees in the orchard were heavy with apples.
noun
  1. The process of producing fruit.
    • After a dry summer, the fruiting was poor this year.
    • The fruiting of the tomato plants depends on enough sunlight.
    • The gardener studied the fruiting cycle of the strawberry patch.
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