Definition of fruit

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Fruit (v. t.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them..

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Fecundate :: Fecundate (v. t.) To make fruitful or prolific.
Coumarin :: Coumarin (n.) The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata and consisting essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline substance, C9H6O2, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin in also made artificially..
Almond :: Almond (n.) The fruit of the almond tree.
Juice :: "Juice (n.) The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit, etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking..
Avocado :: Avocado (n.) The pulpy fruit of Persea gratissima, a tree of tropical America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; -- called also avocado pear, alligator pear, midshipman's butter..
Kalong :: Kalong (n.) A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat (Pteropus edulis)..
Pentachenium :: Pentachenium (n.) A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an epigynous calyx and separate at maturity..
Soundness :: Soundness (n.) The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith..
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding, pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit, wood, or paper rags, to pulp..
Jam :: "Jam (n.) A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam..
Crate :: Crate (n.) A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit..
Ogeechee Lime :: Ogeechee lime () The tree which bears this fruit.
Corer :: Corer (n.) That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an apple corer..
Butternut :: Butternut (n.) An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut..
Sapindus :: Sapindus (n.) A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into necklaces..
Rich :: Rich (superl.) Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful; as, rich soil or land; a rich mine..
Blast :: Blast (v. t.) To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to stop or check the growth of, and prevent from fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to shrivel..
Hawthorn :: Hawthorn (n.) A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit called haw. It is much used in Europe for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American hawthorn is Crataegus cordata, which has the leaves but little lobed..
Drop :: Drop (v. i.) To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips..
Spoil :: Spoil (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather..
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