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Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus
   enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to
   enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf.
   {Fructify}, {Frugal}.]
   1. 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.
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            Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather
            in the
            fruits thereof.                       --Ex. xxiii.
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   2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants,
      especially those grown on branches above ground, as
      apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.
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   3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its
      contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.
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   Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry.
         {Fleshy fruits} include berries, gourds, and melons,
         orangelike fruits and pomes; {drupaceous fruits} are
         stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and
         cherries; and {dry fruits} are further divided into
         {achenes}, {follicles}, {legumes}, {capsules}, {nuts},
         and several other kinds.
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   4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless
      plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores
      contained in them.
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   6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of
      the womb, of the loins, of the body.
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            King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.
                                                  --Shak.
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   6. 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.
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            The fruit of rashness.                --Shak.
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            What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.
                                                  --Burke.
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            They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii
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            The fruits of this education became visible.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of,
         for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud;
         fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit
         show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.
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   {Fruit bat} (Zool.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also
      {fruit-eating bat}.

   {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most
      oplants the same as the power bud.

   {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns.
      See {Sorus}.

   {Fruit fly} (Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus
      {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.
      There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging
      to fruit crops. One species, {Drosophila melanogaster},
      has been intensively studied as a model species for
      genetic reserach.

   {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made
      of glass or earthenware.

   {Fruit pigeon} (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons of
      the family {Carpophagid[ae]}, inhabiting India, Australia,
      and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and
      are noted for their beautiful colors.

   {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally
      formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The
      name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or
      to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling
      it, and found in fruits and honey.

   {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.
      

   {Fruit worm} (Zool.), one of numerous species of insect
      larv[ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are
      mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.

   {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries,
      etc.
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