Meaning & use
fruit
The sweet, fleshy part of a plant that grows from a flower and contains seeds.
See it in a sentence
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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