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fruit
has definitions from the field of botany
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[ noun ] (botany) the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
Used in print (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)`` Along with the fruit they did also fall under the power of death , because they did eat in disobedience ; and disobedience to God entails death . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)This delightful tropical fruit has become well-known in the past thirty years because modern transportation methods have made it possible to ship avocado anywhere in the United_States . You will find that avocado is unlike any other fruit you have ever tasted . It is a flavor that might take a_little getting used_to - not because it is unpleasant , but because the flavor is hard to define in the light of our experience with other fruits . The fruit is allowed to mature on the tree , but it is still firm at this point . Related terms reproductive_structure seed pod May_apple achene juniper_berry quandong acorn olive wild_cherry accessory_fruit hagberry marasca chokecherry buffalo_nut ear fruitlet prairie_gourd berry aggregate_fruit drupe pome gourd edible_fruit buckthorn_berry cubeb rose_hip pyxidium schizocarp rowanberry fructify |
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[ noun ] an amount of a product
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)I want , therefore , to discuss a second and quite different fruit of science , the connection between scientific understanding and fear . (Hampton Stone, The Man Who Looked Death...)He flew about the place making these adjustments and it was obvious that what he was doing was the fruit of long experience . |
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[ noun ] the consequence of some effort or action
Examples "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Representing as_it_did the efforts of only unauthorized individuals of the Roman and Anglican_Churches , and urging a communion of prayer unacceptable to Rome , this association produced little fruit , and , in_fact , was condemned by the Holy_Office in 1864 . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)The latest and , significantly , greatest fruit of_this theatrical vine is The , an adaptation of Basho 's classic frog haiku by Roger_Entwhistle , a former University_of_Maryland chemistry instructor . Related terms |
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[ verb ] cause to bear fruit
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[ verb ] (botany) bear fruit, as of trees and plants
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