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fruit
noun
the
sweet
or
juicy
part
of
a
plant
that
contains
seeds
and
is
eaten
as
food
•
She
packed
an
apple
and
some
fruit
salad
for
lunch
.
She
packed
an
apple
and
some
fruit
salad
for
lunch
.
•
The
market
stall
was
full
of
colorful
fruit
like
mangoes
and
berries
.
The
market
stall
was
full
of
colorful
fruit
like
mangoes
and
berries
.
From
Old
French
frut
,
from
Latin
fructus
meaning
‘
enjoyment
,
produce
,
fruit
’.
noun
a
result
,
reward
,
or
benefit
that
comes
from
effort
or
action
•
After
months
of
training
,
the
fruit
of
his
hard
work
was
a
gold
medal
.
After
months
of
training
,
the
fruit
of
his
hard
work
was
a
gold
medal
.
•
The
new
policy
is
beginning
to
bear fruit
in
lower
crime
rates
.
The
new
policy
is
beginning
to
bear fruit
in
lower
crime
rates
.
Extended
figurative
use
of
‘
fruit
’
to
mean
‘
result
’
dates
from
the
1300s
.
verb
-
fruit
,
fruiting
,
fruits
,
fruited
(
of
a
plant
)
to
produce
fruit
•
The
apple
trees
in
our
garden
fruit
every
autumn
.
The
apple
trees
in
our
garden
fruit
every
autumn
.
•
Tomatoes
usually
fruit
sooner
in
warm
weather
.
Tomatoes
usually
fruit
sooner
in
warm
weather
.
Verb
use
is
from
the
late
1600s
,
from
the
noun
‘
fruit
’.
