fruit

fruit  (frt)

n. pl. fruit or fruits

1.

a. The ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant, together with accessory parts, containing the seeds and occurring in a wide variety of forms.

b. An edible, usually sweet and fleshy form of such a structure.

c. A part or an amount of such a plant product, served as food: fruit for dessert.

2. The fertile, often spore-bearing structure of a plant that does not bear seeds.

3. A plant crop or product: the fruits of the earth.

4. Result; outcome: the fruit of their labor.

5. Offspring; progeny.

6. A fruity aroma or flavor in a wine.

7. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.

intr. & tr.v. fruit·ed, fruit·ing, fruits

To produce or cause to produce fruit.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin frctus, enjoyment, fruit, from past participle of fru, to enjoy.]

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fruit [fruːt]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) Botany the ripened ovary of a flowering plant, containing one or more seeds. It may be dry, as in the poppy, or fleshy, as in the peach

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any fleshy part of a plant, other than the above structure, that supports the seeds and is edible, such as the strawberry

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) the specialized spore-producing structure of plants that do not bear seeds

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) any plant product useful to man, including grain, vegetables, etc.

5. (often plural) the result or consequence of an action or effort

6. Brit old-fashioned slang chap; fellow: used as a term of address

7. Slang chiefly Brit a person considered to be eccentric or insane

8. Slang chiefly US and Canadian a male homosexual

9. Archaic offspring of man or animals; progeny

vb

to bear or cause to bear fruit

[from Old French, from Latin frūctus enjoyment, profit, fruit, from frūī to enjoy]

fruitlike  adj

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fruit  (frt)

The ripened ovary of a flowering plant that contains the seeds, sometimes fused with other parts of the plant. Fruits can be dry or fleshy. Berries, nuts, grains, pods, and drupes are fruits. Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries alone, such as the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits. Fruits that consist of ripened ovaries and other parts such as the receptacle or bracts, as in the apple, are called accessory fruits or false fruits. See also aggregate fruitmultiple fruitsimple fruit, See Note at berry.

Usage To most of us, a fruit is a plant part that is eaten as a dessert or snack because it is sweet, but to a botanist a fruit is a mature ovary of a plant, and as such it may or may not taste sweet. All species of flowering plants produce fruits that contain seeds. A peach, for example, contains a pit that can grow into a new peach tree, while the seeds known as peas can grow into another pea vine. To a botanist, apples, peaches, peppers, tomatoes, pea pods, cucumbers, and winged maple seeds are all fruits. A vegetable is simply part of a plant that is grown primarily for food. Thus, the leaf of spinach, the root of a carrot, the flower of broccoli, and the stalk of celery are all vegetables. In everyday, nonscientific speech we make the distinction between sweet plant parts (fruits) and nonsweet plant parts (vegetables). This is why we speak of peppers and cucumbers and squashall fruits in the eyes of a botanistas vegetables.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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 - an amount of a product yield 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"
	3.	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
Verb	1.	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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fruit

noun

1. produce, crop, yield, harvest The fruit has got a long storage life.

2. (often plural) result, reward, outcome, end result, return, effect, benefit, profit, advantage, consequence The findings are the fruit of more than three years research.

Quotations
"A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit" Bible: St. Matthew

Proverbs
"He that would eat the fruit must climb the tree"

Fruits

ananas, anchovy pear, apple, apricot, avocado, avocado pear, or (U.S.) alligator pear, babaco, banana, Bartlett pear, beach plum, bergamot pear, berry, Beurre Hardy pear, bigarreau cherry, bilberry, blaeberry, huckleberry, whortleberry, or (Irish) fraughan, blackberry or (Scot.) bramble, black cherry, blackcurrant, blackheart cherry, blood orange, blueberry, Bon Chretien pear, boxberry, boysenberry, breadfruit, calamondin, cantaloup or cantaloupe melon, carambola or star fruit, casaba or cassaba melon, Charentais melon, chayote, chempaduk, cherry, chokecherry, choko, citron, clementine, cloudberry or (Canad.) bakeapple, Concord grape, Conference pear, cranberry, custard apple, damson, date, dewberry, durian or durion, elderberry, fig, Galia melon, gooseberry or (informal) goosegog, grape, grapefruit, greengage, guava, hackberry, heart cherry, honeydew melon, jackfruit or jack, Jaffa orange, kiwano (trademark), Kiwi fruit or Chinese gooseberry, kumquat or cumquat, lemon, lime, lychee, litchi, lichee, or lichi, loganberry, longan, loquat or Japan plum, mandarin, mango, mangosteen, May apple, medlar, melon, minneola, morello cherry, mulberry, muskmelon, nashi or Asian pear, navel orange, nectarine, Ogen melon, olive, orange, ortanique, papaw or pawpaw, papaya, passion fruit or granadilla, peach, pear, pepper, physalis, Cape gooseberry, or strawberry tomato, pineapple, plantain, plum, pomegranate, pomelo or shaddock, prickly pear, prune, pumpkin, Queensland blue, quince, raisin, rambutan, raspberry, redcurrant, rockmelon, salmonberry, sapota, sapodilla, sapodilla plum, or naseberry, saskatoon, satsuma, Seville orange, serviceberry, sharon fruit or persimmon, sloe, snowberry, sour cherry, sour gourd, soursop, star-apple, strawberry, sultana, sweet cherry, sweetie, sweetsop, tamarillo or tree tomato, tamarind, tangelo, tangerine or (S. African) naartje, tayberry, tomato or (archaic) love apple, UGLI (trademark), victoria or victoria plum, watermelon, white currant, Williams pear, winter melon, youngberry

Translations

fruit [fruːt]

A. N

1. (gen, Bot) → fruto m; (= piece of fruit) → fruta f
would you like some fruit? → ¿quieres fruta?
to be in fruit [tree, bush] → haber dado or echado fruto, tener fruta
the fruits of the sea → los productos del mar
to bear fruit (lit, fig) → dar fruto

2. fruits (fig) (= benefits) the fruits of one's labour → los frutos del trabajo
to enjoy the fruits of one's success → disfrutar de los frutos del éxito

3. (US) (= male homosexual) → maricón m

4. (o.f.) (as term of address) hello, old fruit! → ¡hola, compadre!

B. VI → dar fruto

C. CPD fruit basket N → frutero m, canasto m de la fruta
fruit cocktail N → macedonia f de frutas
fruit cup N → sangría f
fruit dish N → frutero m
fruit drop N → bombón m de fruta
fruit farm N → granja f frutícola or hortofrutícola
fruit farmer N → fruticultor(a) m/f, granjero/a m/f frutícola or hortofrutícola
fruit farming N → fruticultura f
fruit fly N → mosca f de la fruta
fruit grower N → fruticultor(a) m/f, granjero/a m/f frutícola or hortofrutícola
fruit growing N → fruticultura f
fruit gum N (Brit) → gominola f
fruit juice N → zumo m or jugo m de frutas
fruit knife N → cuchillo m de la fruta
fruit machine N (Brit) → máquina f tragaperras
fruit salad N → macedonia f de frutas
fruit salts NPL → sal f de fruta(s)
fruit tree N → árbol m frutal

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fruit [ˈfruːt]

n

(= food) (collective term) → fruits mpl
fresh fruit → les fruits frais

(= single item) → fruit m
a piece of fruit → un fruit

(= result of work) → fruit m
to bear fruit (= produce results) (fig) → porter ses fruits
the first fruits of sth → les premiers résultats de qch

vi [tree] (= produce fruit) → donner
fruit basket n → corbeille f à fruits
fruit bowl n → saladier f de fruits
fruit cake n → cake m
fruit cocktail n → macédoine f de fruits, macédoine f de fruits en boîte
fruit dish n (for dessert) → coupe f à fruits
fruit drink n → boisson f aux fruits

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fruit

n

(as collective) → Obst nt; (Bot, fig) → Frucht f; is it a fruit or a vegetable? → ist es Obst oder Gemüse?; what is your favourite (Brit) or favorite (US) fruit? → welches Obst magst du am liebsten?; would you like some or a piece of fruit? → möchten Sie etwas Obst?; the fruits of the earth → die Früchte pl → des Feldes; to bear fruit (lit, fig) → Früchte tragen; the fruit(s) of my labour/success → die Früchte pl → meiner Arbeit/meines Erfolgs; this project is the first fruit of our cooperation → dieses Projekt ist die erste Frucht unserer Zusammenarbeit (geh)

(dated Brit inf) old fruit → alter Knabe (inf)

(US pej sl, = homosexual) → Süße(r) m (inf), → warmer Bruder (inf)

vi → Früchte tragen

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fruit:

fruit bat

n → Flughund m

fruit bowl

n → Obstschale f

fruitcake

n → englischer Kuchen; (esp Brit inf: = eccentric) → Spinner(in) m(f) (inf); as nutty as a fruit (esp Brit inf) → total verrückt

fruit cocktail

n → Obstsalat m

fruit cup

n

(= drink) → Cocktail m → mit Früchten

(US) → Frucht- or Früchtebecher m

fruit dish

n → Obstteller m

fruit drop

n → Drops m, → Früchtebonbon m or nt

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fruit:

fruit farmer

n → Obstbauer m → /-bäuerin f

fruit farming

n → Obstanbau m

fruit fly

n → Fruchtfliege f, → Taufliege f

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fruit:

fruit machine

n (Brit) → Spielautomat m

fruit salad

n → Obstsalat m; (fig inf) → Lametta nt

fruit sugar

n → Fruchtzucker m

fruit tree

n → Obstbaum m

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fruit [fruːt] n (collectively) → frutta (Bot) → frutto
would you like some fruit? → vuoi della frutta?
to bear fruit → dare frutti (fig) → dare frutto
the fruits of one's labour (fig) → i frutti del proprio lavoro

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fruit [fruːt] n (collectively) → frutta (Bot) → frutto
would you like some fruit? → vuoi della frutta?
to bear fruit → dare frutti (fig) → dare frutto
the fruits of one's labour (fig) → i frutti del proprio lavoro

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fruit

n fruit [fruːt]

1 the part of a plant that produces the seed, especially when eaten as food The fruit of the vine is the grape. vrug ثَمَر плод plod frugt die Frucht καρπός, φρούτο fruta (puu)vili میوه hedelmä fruit פְּרִי फल plod, voće gyümölcs buah ávöxtur frutto 果実 과실 vaisius auglis buah vrucht frukt owoc fruta fruct плод; фрукты plod sadež plod frukt ผลไม้ meyve 水果 фрукт پھل quả 水果

2 a result; something gained as a result of hard work etc the fruit of his hard work. vrug ثَمَرَه، نتيجَه плодове ovoce frugt der Ertrag καρπός, αποτέλεσμα fruto vili نتیجه tulos fruit פְּרִי ה- परिणाम plod eredmény hasil ávöxtur, árangur, afrakstur frutto 成果 결과, 결실 vaisius augļi; rezultāts hasil vrucht frukt, resultat, utbytte owoc fruto rezultat результат, плоды plod sad plod frukt ผล sonuç, meyve 成果 плоди, результати نتیجہ thành quả 成果

v

to produce fruit This tree fruits early. dra vrugte نتيجَه давам плод rodit bære frugt tragen καρποφορώ dar fruto vilja kandma میوه دادن kantaa hedelmää donner (des fruits) לְהָנִיב פְּרִי फलना roditi plodove gyümölcsöt terem berbuah bera ávöxt fruttificare, dare frutti 実を結ぶ 열매를 맺다 derėti, vesti vaisius dot augļus berbuah vrucht dragen bære frukt owocować frutificar a rodi плодоносить plodiť, rodiť, dávať plody obroditi (sadeže) davati plodove bära frukt ออกผล meyve vermek 結果實 плодоносити پھل پیدا کرنا ra quả 结果实

adj fruitful

producing (good) results a fruitful meeting. vrugtevolle مُثْمِر продуктивен plodný, úspěšný frugtbar ergiebig καρποφόρος fructífero, provechoso viljakas پر بار؛ نتیجه بخش hedelmällinen fructueux פּוֹרֶה फलद, फलयुक्त plodan, unosan gyümölcsöző berhasil árangursríkur fruttuoso 実のある 열매가 잘 여는 vaisingas auglīgs; rezultatīvs berhasil vruchtbaar fruktbar, resultatrik owocny proveitoso fructuos плодотворный plodný ploden plodan fruktbar, givande ซึ่งออกผลอุดมสมบูรณ์ verimli 富有成效的 плодотворний زرخیز thành công 富有成效的

n fruition [fruˈiʃən]

an actual result; the happening of something that was thought of, hoped for etc Her dreams came to fruition. verwerkliking تَحْقيق الآمال осъществяване splnění, uskutečnění virkeliggørelse die Erfüllung καρποφορία, πραγματοποίηση realización täideminek بهره وری؛ ثمره toteutuminen réalisation הִתגַשמוּת उपयोग ostvarenje (sna) megvalósulás hasil uppfylling risultato, realizzazione 実現 성취, 달성 išsipildymas (cerību, sapņu u.tml.) piepildījums kenyataan vervulling virkeliggjøring, realisering urzeczywistnienie, realizacja resultado împlinire осуществление uskutočnenie, splnenie, realizácia uresničitev ostvarenje förverkligande การบรรลุผล gerçekleşme 實現 здійснення نتائج بر لانے کا عمل toại nguyện 实现

adj fruitless

useless; with no results a fruitless attempt. vrugtelose غَيْر مُثْمِر، عَقيم، غَيْر مُجْدٍ безплоден marný frugtløs fruchtlos άκαρπος infructuoso viljatu بی نتیجه hedelmätön vain לְלא תוֹצָאוֹת फलहीन jalov, bezuspješan eredménytelen sia-sia árangurslaus infruttuoso, inutile 効果のない 무익한 bevaisis, tuščias veltīgs sia-sia vruchteloos unyttig, resultatløs, forgjeves bezowocny infrutífero zadarnic, inutil бесполезный márny, bezvýsledný, zbytočný jalov jalov fruktlös ไร้ประโยชน์ yararsız, nafile 無效果的 марний, даремний بے نتیجہ thất bại 无效果的

adv fruitlessly

vrugteloos بِصورَة غَير مُثْمِرَه безрезултатно marně frugtløst fruchtlos μάταια, ατελέσφορα en vano, infructuosamente viljatult بیهوده hedelmättömästi vainement לַשָׁווא निरर्थकता से bezuspješno eredménytelenül secara sia-sia árangurslaust inutilmente かいなく 헛되이 veltui, tuščiai veltīgi dengan tidak berhasil vruchteloos forgjeves, resultatløst bezowocnie infrutiferamente zadarnic, în van бесполезно márne, zbytočne, bezvýsledne jalovo jalovo fruktlöst อย่างไร้ประโยชน์ yararsız bir şekilde, boş yere 無效果地 марно بے حاصل thất bại 无效果地

adj fruity

of or like fruit a fruity taste; a fruity drink. vrugtesmaak ثَمَري المَذاق، فاكِهي плодов ovocný frugtagtig; frugt- fruchtig με γεύση ή άρωμα φρούτου a fruta, afrutado puuvilja- با طعم میوه؛ میوه مانند hedelmäinen fruité עֲסִיסִי फलका, गम्भीर का, असभ्य vocni gyümölcs ízű rasa buah með ávaxtabragði/-keim di frutta 果物の味がする 과일과 같은 vaisinis, vaisių augļu-; sulīgs rasa buah met fruitsmaak fruktig, med druesmak owocowy de fruta de fructe фруктовый ovocný (z okusom) po sadju voćni fruktig, frukt- มีกลิ่นคล้ายผลไม้ meyvalı 果味的 фруктовий پھلوں جیسی مہک یا ذائقہ والا có mùi vị như trái cây 果味的

fruit is a collective noun taking a singular verb: Fruit is good for you ; The tree bears fruit (not fruits ).

The plural fruits is used in talking about different types of fruit: oranges, mangoes and other fruits .

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fruit → فاكهة ovoce frugt Frucht φρούτο fruta hedelmä fruit voće frutta 果物 과일 fruit frukt owoc fruta фрукты frukt ผลไม้ meyve quả 水果