Meaning & use

fruit

noun·Everyday

The sweet, fleshy part of a plant that grows from a flower and contains seeds.

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She packed fresh fruit like apples and grapes for the school trip.

The orchard produces several tons of fruit every autumn harvest.

A note on using this word

Fruit is often uncountable when referring to fruit in general, but countable when naming specific kinds, as in tropical fruits.

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Another way to use it

2. noun

The beneficial result or outcome of an effort or process.

After months of practice, she finally saw the fruit of her hard work at the recital.

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