Fruit (Noun)
Meaning 1
The ripened reproductive body of a seed plant.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The vibrant colors of the fruit on the farmer's market stand made it hard to resist buying some.
- The fruit dropped to the ground as soon as it was ripe, ready to spread its seeds.
- Apples and bananas are two of the most widely consumed fruit in the United States.
- Overripe fruit can be used to make smoothies or be preserved through methods like jam-making.
- Scientists carefully monitored the fruit on the trees to track the effects of climate change on pollination.
Hyponyms
- False Fruit
- Yellow Berry
- Oil Nut
- Stone Fruit
- Spike
- Pyxis
- Multiple Fruit
- Rosehip
- Capitulum
- Rose Hip
- Blue Fig
- Elk Nut
- Syncarp
- Seedpod
- Pseudocarp
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Meaning 2
An amount of a product.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The farmer's market had a large fruit of fresh berries available for purchase.
- A fruit of lemons was sold to the local bakery for use in their pies.
- The store was having trouble moving their fruit of apples, so they put them on sale.
- The orchard produced a bountiful fruit of peaches this year, exceeding expectations.
- Each crate contained a generous fruit of grapes, carefully packed to prevent bruising.
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Meaning 3
The consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural events.