/fruːt/
Translation
The sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds and is good to eat.
Word origin
From Old French fruit, taken from the Latin word fructus meaning produce.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- fruit
Examples
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"Fruit" is the sweet food that grows on plants.
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Here "fruit" is the food ready to eat.
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Here "fruit" is the group that the apple belongs to.
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