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fruits
verb(fruit)
to bear fruit
fruits
verb(fruit)
to cause to bear fruit
fruits
noun(fruit)
a product of plant growth (such as grain, vegetables, or cotton)
fruits
noun(fruit)
the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant; especially : one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed
fruits
noun(fruit)
a succulent plant part (such as the petioles of a rhubarb plant) used chiefly in a dessert or sweet course
fruits
noun(fruit)
a fruit (such as the apple) of which a conspicuous part consists of tissue other than that of the ripened ovary
fruits
noun(fruit)
a large usually oval to oblong fruit of any of several erect, sprawling, or vining cacti (as of the genera Selenicereus, Hylocereus, or Sternocereus) that has leathery skin with prominent scaly spikes and juicy flesh : pitaya; especially : the fruit of a widely cultivated cactus (Hylocereus undatus) of Mexico and Central America that usually has bright pink or red skin and white or sometimes red, mildly sweet flesh with numerous tiny black seeds
fruits
noun(fruit)
a cactus that produces dragon fruit : pitaya
fruits
noun(fruit)
a fruit (such as a berry, drupe, or pome) consisting largely of soft succulent tissue
fruits
noun(fruit)
an immoral or illegal pleasure
fruits
noun(fruit)
a tropical African shrub (Synsepalum dulcificum) of the sapodilla family whose small red fruit contains a glycoprotein that when applied to the tongue causes sour substances to taste sweet; also : its fruit
fruits
noun(fruit)
the edible fruit of a passionflower; especially : the small roundish purple or yellow fruit of a Brazilian passionflower (Passiflora edulis) grown commercially in warmer parts of the U.S.
fruits
noun(fruit)
carambola
fruits
noun(fruit)
a fruit with a stony endocarp : drupe

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