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fruit

/fruːt/

[/fruːt/]

sweet food that grows on plants

Beginnernoun

Definition

Fruit is the sweet, soft food that grows on trees and plants and holds the seeds, such as apples and oranges.

Example

She ate a piece of fruit after lunch.

She ate a piece of fruit after lunch.

Etymology

From Latin 'fructus'.

How & Where It’s Used

Usually uncountable in everyday use.

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