Fruit

Pronunciation

/fruːt/

Definitions

Noun (n)

1. The mature ovary of a flowering plant containing seeds, often edible and usually having a sweet or sour taste. For example: “Apples, bananas, and oranges are all types of fruit.”
2. The produce or yield of something, especially in agriculture; the product or outcome of an action or process. Example: “The fruit of their labor was a bountiful harvest.”
3. A person or thing considered the result or product of particular circumstances, influences, or actions. Example: “She is the fruit of her parents’ love and dedication.”

Verb (v)

1. To bear or produce fruit. Example: “This tree fruits heavily every summer.”
2. To bring about or achieve a desirable result or effect; to be productive or beneficial. Example: “His hard work finally fruited with a promotion.”

Phrases

• “Fruits and vegetables” refers to a group of foods that are typically high in nutrients and low in fat.
• “Bear fruit” means to produce a good or useful result, often after a period of waiting or effort.
• “Fruit of one’s loins” is an idiomatic expression meaning a person’s child or offspring.

Example Sentences

• Noun: “Eating a variety of fruits daily ensures a balanced diet.”
• Verb: “After years of nurturing, his business ideas finally began to fruit.”

Synonyms

• Produce
• Crop
• Harvest
• Yield
• Offspring (in a figurative sense)