Etymology : Middle English, from Old French, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of; more at BROOK
Pronunciation : früt
Function : noun
Date : 12th century
1. edible growth of plants; result, product. produce fruit; produce results. fruit\fruit\ , v. i. to bear fruit. hesterfield.fruit \fruit\ , n. [oe. fruit, frut, f. fruit, from l. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to e. brook, v. t. see:
brook, v. t., and cf. fructify, frugal.].
2. whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. xxiii.
3. 2. (hort.) the pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. see:
4. 3. (bot.) the ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.note: fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and -dry. fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds.
5. (bot.) the spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.
6. the produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. king edward's fruit, true heir to the english crown.
7. that which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. the fruit of rashness. what i obtained was the fruit of no bargain. they shall eat the fruit of their doings. iii.
8. the fruits of this education became visible.note: fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.fruit bat (zo?l.), one of the frugivora; -- called also fruit-eating bat.fruit bud (bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.fruit dot (bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. see:
sorus.fruit fly (zo?l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware.fruit pigeon (zo?l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family carpophagid?, inhabiting india, australia, and the pacific islands. they feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors.fruit sugar (chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. the name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey.fruit tree (hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.fruit worm (zo?l.), one of numerous species of insect larv?: which live in the interior of fruit. they are mostly small species of lepidoptera and diptera.
9. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; commonly used in the plural.
10. The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc.
11. See 3.
12. The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.
13. The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.
14. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.
15. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.
16. To bear fruit. the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see:
the fruit of his policies" the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year" cause to bear fruit.
17. 1. Fruit or a fruit is something which grows on a tree or bush and which contains seeds or a stone covered by a substance that you can eat. Fresh fruit and vegetables provide fibre and vitamins. bananas and other tropical fruits Try to eat at least one piece of fruit a day.
18. If a plant fruits, it produces fruit. The scientists will study the variety of trees and observe which are fruiting.
19. The fruits or the fruit of someone's work or activity are the good things that result from it. The team have really worked hard and Mansell is enjoying the fruits of that labour The findings are the fruit of more than three years research. see also:
dried fruit, forbidden fruit, kiwi fruit, passion fruit.
20. If the effort that you put into something or a particular way of doing something bears fruit, it is successful and produces good results. He was naturally disappointed when the talks failed to bear fruit.
21. The first fruits or the first fruit of a project or activity are its earliest results or profits. This project is one of the first fruits of commercial co-operation between the two countries. if a tree or a plant fruits, it produces fruit. In its strict botanical sense, the fleshy or dry ripened ovary (enlarged portion of the pistil) of a flowering plant, enclosing the seed or seeds. Apricots, bananas, and grapes, as well as bean pods, corn grains, tomatoes, cucumbers, and (in their shells) acorns and almonds, are all technically fruits. Popularly, the term is restricted to the ripened ovaries that are sweet and either succulent or pulpy. The principal botanical purpose of the fruit is to protect and spread the seed. There are two broad categories of fruit: fleshy and dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, such as tomatoes, oranges, and cherries, which consist entirely of succulent tissue; aggregate fruits, including blackberries and strawberries, which form from a single flower with many pistils, each of which develops into fruitlets; and multiple fruits, such as pineapples and mulberries, which develop from the mature ovaries of an entire inflorescence. Dry fruits include the legumes, cereal grains, capsules, and nuts. Fruits are important sources of dietary fiber and vitamins (especially vitamin C). They can be eaten fresh; processed into juices, jams, and jellies; or preserved by dehydration, canning, fermentation, and pickling. fruit sugar fruit bat fruit fly kiwi fruit Mediterranean fruit fly United Fruit Co.
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