fruit
/frut/ n [C/U] (PLANT PART)Definition
› an edible and usually sweet product of a plant or tree that contains seeds or a pit (= large hard seed): [C] We eat a lot of fruits and vegetables at our house. [U] I usually eat a piece of fresh fruit with my lunch. › biology Fruit is also the part of a plant that contains the seed from which a new plant can grow.
(Definition of fruit n (PLANT PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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