fruit

Definitions


[fruːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
(e.g: tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya)

- a gay man


Phrases:
- in fruit
- the fruit of the vine

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’


[fruːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a tree or other plant) produce fruit
(e.g: the trees fruit very early)


Phrases:
- in fruit
- the fruit of the vine

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’




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