Fruit-bearing

  • 11fruit — 1. noun /fɹuːt/ a) The seed bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization. While cucumber is technically a fruit, one would not usually use it to make jam. b) Any sweet,… …

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  • 12Fruit — For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). Several culinary fruits …

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  • 13fruit — n. & v. n. 1 a the usu. sweet and fleshy edible product of a plant or tree, containing seed. b (in sing.) these in quantity (eats fruit). 2 the seed of a plant or tree with its covering, e.g. an acorn, pea pod, cherry, etc. 3 (usu. in pl.)… …

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  • 14fruit — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of more at brook Date: 12th century 1. a. a product of plant growth (as grain, vegetables, or cotton) <&#8230; …

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  • 15fruit — Synonyms and related words: Catawba, Persian melon, Valencia orange, acorn, advantages, aftermath, akee, alligator pear, ananas, apple, apricot, artifact, auntie, avocado, banana, bear, bear fruit, bearberry, bearing, benefits, berry, bi guy,&#8230; …

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  • 16bearing — Synonyms and related words: Zeitgeist, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, affective meaning, aftermath, aim, air, air express, airfreight, airlift, applicability, application, appositeness, aspect, asportation, attitude, axis …

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  • 17bearing — noun Date: 13th century 1. the manner in which one bears or comports oneself 2. a. the act, power, or time of bringing forth offspring or fruit b. a product of bearing ; crop 3. a. an object, surface, or point that supports …

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  • 18fruit — noun 1》 the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.     ↘Botany the seed bearing structure of a plant, e.g. an acorn.     ↘archaic or literary natural produce that can be used for food: the&#8230; …

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  • 19Fruit of the Holy Spirit — The Fruit of the Spirit is a concept from the Christian New Testament of The Bible, specifically the Epistle to the Galatians chapter 5. Fruit is used to mean end product or harvest , and hence the passage describes what the writer expects to&#8230; …

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  • 20Fruit of the Loom —    This company dates back to 1851 when textile mill owner Robert Knight of Rhode Island was inspired by a friend s fruit artwork and trademarked the name. The company made men s and women s underwear initially but later diversified to other&#8230; …

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