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   Fruit

   /fro͞ot/

   

   noun

   • 1. the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food: "tropical fruits such as mangoes and papaya"
   • ▪ the seed-bearing structure of a plant, e.g. an acorn.
   • ▪ natural produce that can be used for food: archaic, literary "we give thanks for the fruits of the earth"
   • ▪ the result or reward of work or activity: "the pupils began to appreciate the fruits of their labors"
   • ▪ offspring: archaic "she couldn't bear not to see the fruit of her womb"
   • 2. a gay man. offensive North American

   verb

   • 1. (of a tree or other plant) produce fruit, typically at a specified time: "the trees fruit very early"

   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’.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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