fruit

  • 41fruit — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of more at brook Date: 12th century 1. a. a product of plant growth (as grain, vegetables, or cotton) <&#8230; …

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  • 42fruit — Synonyms and related words: Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, acorn, advantages, aftermath, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, artifact, auntie, avocado, banana, bear, bear fruit, bearberry, bearing, benefits, berry, bi guy,&#8230; …

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  • 43fruit*/*/*/ — [fruːt] noun [C/U] (plural fruit fruits) a type of food that grows on trees or plants, for example apples and oranges Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.[/ex] She always has a piece of fruit for dessert.[/ex] • bear fruit to have a&#8230; …

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  • 44fruit — nm. FRI (Albanais.001b, Arvillard.228, Montagny Bozel.026), FRUI (001a, Annecy.003, Notre Dame Be., Saxel.002, Thônes.004), frwi (Cordon.083, Lanslevillard). E. : Saison. A1) (les) fruits des arbres (des vergers) en général (surtout pommes et&#8230; …

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  • 45fruit — noun 1 part of a plant ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ overripe, ripe, unripe ▪ rotten ▪ candied, dried …

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  • 46fruit — 1. noun /fɹuːt/ a) The seed bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization. While cucumber is technically a fruit, one would not usually use it to make jam. b) Any sweet,&#8230; …

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  • 47fruit —   Hua, hua ai; pī ai (berry like fruit, rare).    ♦ Small or inferior fruit, hua li i, hua iki.    ♦ Blasted fruit, hua ai mālili, hua lili.    ♦ Fallen fruit, hua hā ule.    ♦ Having many leaves but little fruit, pālahalaha lau.    ♦ To bear or&#8230; …

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  • 48fruit — The produce of a tree or plant which contains the seed or is used for food. The edible reproductive body of a seed plant. The effect or consequence of an act or operation. @ civil fruits In the civil law (fructus civiles) are such things as the&#8230; …

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  • 49fruit — The produce of a tree or plant which contains the seed or is used for food. The edible reproductive body of a seed plant. The effect or consequence of an act or operation. @ civil fruits In the civil law (fructus civiles) are such things as the&#8230; …

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  • 50Fruit —    A word as used in Scripture denoting produce in general, whether vegetable or animal. The Hebrews divided the fruits of the land into three classes:,    1) The fruit of the field, corn fruit (Heb. dagan); all kinds of grain and pulse.    2)&#8230; …

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