fruit

Definitions

noun

1

A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically

[A]fter the flower is past commeth the fruit in long pods, every seede bunching out like the pods of Orobus and as bigge almost as the smaller Pease.

2

A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:

3

A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:

4

Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.

5

Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.

verb

1

To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.

It may be said, however, that the percentage of green apples among the Fameuse seedlings is much less than among the others as out of 33 Fameuse seedlings which had fruited up to this year, none was green and we recollect but one light coloured Fameuse seedling fruiting this year.

For example, chanterelles and russulas can start fruiting in early to mid summer given sufficient moisture, but other species, such as matsutake, rarely fruit until temperatures cool in the autumn, even if moisture is available earlier.

name

1

A surname.

Collocations

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1

(noun.) part of a plant

ADJ

fresh

ripe, unripe

rotten

candied, crystallized, dried

canned, tinned

exotic, tropical

citrus

She bought fresh citrus fruit at the market to make orange juice.

QUANT

piece

She grabbed a piece of fruit from the bowl before heading to work.

VERB + FRUIT

eat, have

bear

After three years, the young apple tree finally began to bear fruit in our garden.

pick

core, peel, prepare

FRUIT + NOUN

tree

juice, salad 2 the fruits

VERB + FRUIT

enjoy

After years of studying hard, she finally enjoyed the fruits of her dedication when she got the job.

reap

After years of practice, she finally reaped the fruits of her dedication to learning piano.

PHRASES

the first fruits of sth

We're already seeing the first fruits of our new marketing strategy in increased sales.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — an amount of a product

yield

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

forbidden fruit

The fruit forbidden to Adam.

forbidden fruit is the sweetest

Forbidden things seem more appealing; people desire things more if (or, in some way, because) they can't have them.

bear fruit

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bear, fruit.

After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit.

low-hanging fruit

Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.

Low-hanging fruits are those actions that garner early agreement and that are obtainable in the short run.

fruit of the union

A child, especially from a marriage or similar union.

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[A]fter the flower is past commeth the fruit in long pods, every seede bunching out like the pods of Orobus and as bigge almost as the smaller Pease.

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His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise.

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He spent his retirement enjoying the fruits of his labour.

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It may be said, however, that the percentage of green apples among the Fameuse seedlings is much less than among the others as out of 33 Fameuse seedlings which had fruited up to this year, none was g

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For example, chanterelles and russulas can start fruiting in early to mid summer given sufficient moisture, but other species, such as matsutake, rarely fruit until temperatures cool in the autumn, ev

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The grass and weeds come up to my waist and the plum trees are already fruiting up, though most of the fruit'll go to the wasps and the worms, Vinny says, 'cause he can't be arsed to pick it.

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Definitions

Collocations

(noun.) part of a plant

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

forbidden fruit

forbidden fruit is the sweetest

bear fruit

low-hanging fruit

fruit of the union

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