Other Definitions
fruit (enc)

Fruit

Noun1.fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
edible fruit - edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
juniper berry - berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
reproductive structure - the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
May apple - edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
achene - small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
gourd - any of numerous inedible fruits with hard rinds
prairie gourd - small hard green-and-white inedible fruit of the prairie gourd plant
blue fig, quandong - the fruit of the Brisbane quandong tree
acorn - fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
olive - small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
rose hip, rosehip, hip - the fruit of a rose plant
wild cherry - the fruit of the wild cherry tree
marasca - small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose juice maraschino liqueur is made
hagberry - small cherry much liked by birds
chokecherry - the fruit of the chokecherry tree
rowanberry - decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
buffalo nut, elk nut, oil nut - oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
capitulum, spike, ear - fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
fruitlet - a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit
seed - a small hard fruit
berry - a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
aggregate fruit, multiple fruit, syncarp - fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
drupe, stone fruit - fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
false fruit, pome - a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
seedpod, pod - a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
pyxidium, pyxis - fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
accessory fruit, pseudocarp - fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
buckthorn berry, yellow berry - fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments
cubeb - spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
schizocarp - a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
2.fruit - the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
aftermath, consequence - the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
3.fruit - an amount of a product
product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production"
Verb1.fruit - cause to bear fruit
2.fruit - bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year"
bear, turn out - bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"

 

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