Word Image
plural: fruits
Part Of Speech
noun, verb
Word Meaning
noun: a usually useful product of plant growth (as grain); the ripened ovary of a seed plant (as an apple or raspberry) when sweet and pulpy; a juicy plant part (as the stalk of a rhubarb) used chiefly as a dessert; something that comes about as an effect or end
verb: to bear or cause to bear fruit
Word Family
fruited
fruiting
fruity
fruitiness
fruitier
fruitiest
fruitless
fruitful
fruitcake
grapefruit
kiwifruit
starfruit
jackfruit
breadfruit
Sentences
I love to eat apples, oranges, and other fruits.
When will the mango trees fruit?
Vendor booths will have food, local wines, and rare fruit to sample.
Newly planted trees will take three to four years to produce fruit.
Use frozen fruits and yogurt for a delicious smoothie.
The committee’s efforts proved fruitful this year, raising all the money needed for school supplies.
I love a nice fruity iced tea in the summer.
Plants do grow and fruit in light shade but best production is in full sun.
Grapefruit and oranges are in season now.
Despite their best efforts, the search for the missing hiker proved fruitless.
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