/fruːt/

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Meaning

The sweet part of a plant that holds the seeds and is good to eat.

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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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This word is taught in chapter 20, lesson 3: fruit, vision, sexual and 7 more words.