Fruit /fɹuːt/

The meaning and definition of Fruit, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun

(often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.
Specifically, a sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see next sense), even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or sweetish vegetables, such as the petioles of rhubarb, that resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit.

verb

To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.

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