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Definitions of fruit
  1. noun
    the consequence of some effort or action
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    type of:
    conséquence, suites
    the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
  2. noun
    the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
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    types:
    fruit comestible
    edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
    baie de genièvre
    berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
    gland
    fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
    épi
    fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
    grain
    a small hard fruit
    baie
    a small fruit having any of various structures, e.g., simple (grape or blueberry) or aggregate (blackberry or raspberry)
    drupe
    fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
    gousse
    a several-seeded dehiscent fruit as e.g. of a leguminous plant
    fruit tombé
    fruit that has fallen from the tree
    pomme
    fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
    baie
    any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
    airelle, canneberge
    very tart red berry used for sauce or juice
    agrumes
    any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
    tangelo
    large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
    abricot
    downy yellow to rosy-colored fruit resembling a small peach
    pêche
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
    nectarine
    a variety or mutation of the peach that has a smooth skin
    prune
    any of numerous varieties of small to medium-sized round or oval fruit having a smooth skin and a single pit
    fruit sec
    fruit preserved by drying
    figue
    fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
    ananas
    large sweet fleshy tropical fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated
    banane
    elongated crescent-shaped yellow fruit with soft sweet flesh
    fruit de la passion
    egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks
    fruit à pain
    a large round seedless or seeded fruit with a texture like bread; eaten boiled or baked or roasted or ground into flour; the roasted seeds resemble chestnuts
    jaque
    immense East Indian fruit resembling breadfruit; it contains an edible pulp and nutritious seeds that are commonly roasted
    melon
    any of numerous fruits of the gourd family having a hard rind and sweet juicy flesh
    cerise
    a red fruit with a single hard stone
    grain de raisain, raisin
    any of various juicy fruit of the genus Vitis with green or purple skins; grow in clusters
    asimine
    fruit with yellow flesh; related to custard apples
    papaye
    large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh
    kiwi
    fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
    mangue
    large oval tropical fruit having smooth skin, juicy aromatic pulp, and a large hairy seed
    tamarin
    large tropical seed pod with very tangy pulp that is eaten fresh or cooked with rice and fish or preserved for curries and chutneys
    avocat
    a pear-shaped tropical fruit with green or blackish skin and rich yellowish pulp enclosing a single large seed
    datte
    sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed
    baie de sureau
    berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies
    prune sauvage
    fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
    jujube
    dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
    litche, litchi
    Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried
    mammee
    globular or ovoid tropical fruit with thick russet leathery rind and juicy yellow or reddish flesh
    nèfle
    crabapple-like fruit used for preserves
    nèfle
    a South African globular fruit with brown leathery skin and pithy flesh having a sweet-acid taste
    poire
    sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
    brunion
    hybrid between plum and apricot
    grenade
    large globular fruit having many seeds with juicy red pulp in a tough brownish-red rind
    coing
    aromatic acid-tasting pear-shaped fruit used in preserves
    sorbe
    acid gritty-textured fruit
    graine comestible
    many are used as seasoning
    café, grain de café
    a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
    graine
    dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn
    marron d'Inde
    the inedible nutlike seed of the horse chestnut
    type of:
    organe de reproduction
    the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
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