Fruit meaning

What does “fruit” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“fruit” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant.

fruit

noun

  1. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

  2. an amount of a product

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  3. the consequence of some effort or action

    “he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies”

verb

  1. cause to bear fruit

  2. bear fruit

    “the trees fruited early this year”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University