fruit
A product of fertilization in a plant, specificallyA product of fertilization in a plant, specifically: The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
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» What's the name of this fruit?
Wie nennt man diese Frucht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Wie heißt diese Frucht? — Adelpa
Как называется этот фрукт? — saiko
Як називається цей фрукт? — deniko
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9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Examples
1276 sentencesWhat's the name of this fruit?
Як називається цей фрукт? — deniko
ruКак называется этот фрукт? — saiko
deWie nennt man diese Frucht? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A tree is known by its fruit.
Дерево пізнається за плодом. — aandrusiak
ruДерево познаётся по плодам. — marafon
deAn den Früchten erkennt man den Baum. — Wolf
This fruit doesn't taste good.
Цей фрукт несмачний. — deniko
ruЭтот фрукт невкусный. — marafon
deDiese Frucht schmeckt nicht gut. — Manfredo
Meaning
11 sensesA product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:
(countable, uncountable)The seed-bearing part of a plant; often edible, colourful, fragrant, and sweet or sour; produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
Frucht, Obst, Frucht
фруктfrukt, плодplod, плодplod
фруктfrukt, плідplid, фруктfrukt
(countable, uncountable)A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically
Spross, Sprössling
плодplod
плідplid
(countable, uncountable)An end result, effect, or consequence; advantageous or disadvantageous result.
His long nights in the office eventually bore fruit when his business boomed and he was given a raise.
He spent his retirement enjoying the fruits of his labour.
Frucht, Früchte
плодplod
плідplid
More meanings 8
(attributive, countable, uncountable)Of, belonging to, related to, or having fruit or its characteristics; (of living things) producing or consuming fruit.
fresh-squeezed fruit juice
a fruit salad
A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:
(countable, uncountable)The spores of cryptogams and their accessory organs.
(countable, uncountable)Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.
Any sweet or sour, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit (see former sense) even if it does not develop from a floral ovary.
(countable, uncountable)A sweet or sweetish vegetable, such as the petioles of rhubarb, that resembles a true fruit or is used in cookery as if it was a fruit.
(countable, informal, uncountable)A crazy person.
(colloquial, countable, dated, derogatory, uncountable)A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.
Schwuler, Schwuchtel, Tunte
го́микgómik, го́микиgómiki
(countable, derogatory, figuratively, uncountable)An effeminate man.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)Offspring from a sexual union.
The litter was the fruit of the union between our whippet and their terrier.
fruit of one's loins
- the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
- an amount of a product
- the consequence of some effort or action
Origin
From Middle English fruyt, frut (“fruits and vegetables”), from Old French fruit (“produceFrom Middle English fruyt, frut (“fruits and vegetables”), from Old French fruit (“produce, fruits and vegetables”), from Latin fruitus (“enjoyment, proceeds, profits, produce, income”), frūctus and frūx (“crop, produce, fruit”) (compare Latin fruor (“have the benefit of, to use, to enjoy”)).
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Forms
plural: fruitsSynonyms
1 synonyms- an amount of a product:yield
Word family
49 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Food and drink — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- fruits and vegetables
- eat fruit
- kind of fruit
- fruit juice
- eat more fruit
- lot of fruit
- some fruit
- fresh fruit
- eats fruit for
- only eat fruit
- eat much fruit
- much fruit
See also
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