Fruit Fruːt Fresh Piece Noun Bre Tropical Bananas

• tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
• eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
• fruit juice

fruit

1. the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet
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• tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
• Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
• a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
• fruit juice
• fruit trees
2. a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop
3. all the natural things that the earth produces
4. an offensive word for a homosexual man
5. to have a successful result
6. a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive
7. the good results of an activity or a situation
• to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work)
• The book is the fruit of years of research.

Extra Examples

• Finish the meal with a piece of fresh fruit.
• He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work.
• The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit.
• Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success.
• citrus fruits such as limes and lemons
• five daily portions of fruit and vegetables
• the first fruits of the government’s health campaign

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.