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Obst
, Früchte
, Frucht
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Definition & Synonyms
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• Fruit
- (v. t.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.
- (v. t.) The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.
- (v. t.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.
- (v. t.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.
- (v. i.) To bear fruit.
- (v. t.) That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.
- (v. t.) Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.
Synonyms:
Yield,
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• Fruiteress
- (n.) A woman who sells fruit.
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• Fruity
- (a.) Having the odor, taste, or appearance of fruit; also, fruitful.
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formal, backbite, thanks, sense, bossiness, row, rousing, entwine, rotation, in-laws, commit, coalesce, offer, civil engineer, putt, civics, putrefaction, rosette, cirque, inrush, circumstantial, pursuit, expansive, proposer, chieftain, chief, cast, departure, prairie, melt down, abased, wart, |
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Sparkle, Thank, Feel, You, Love, Kiss, Weaken, Be, Glitter, Blend, I, Do, Go, Abash, Dark, Slash, Boy, Shorten, Endure, Bride, Trend, Girl, Abbreviate, Dedicate, Romance, Father, Sparkling, Gash, Feeling, Run, Thanks, Abductor, |
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