fruit

verb [I]

/fruːt/ specialized

Definition

› When a plant fruits, it produces fruit: Over the last few years, our apple trees have been fruiting much earlier than usual.Plant reproduction

(Definition of fruit verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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Topic: Plant reproduction

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