fruit
/fruːt/ nounDefinition
› [C, U] something such as an apple or orange that grows on a tree or a bush, contains seeds, and can be eaten as food: dried/fresh fruit fruit juice
the fruit(s) of sth › the good result of someone's work or actions: This book is the fruit of 15 years' research.
→ See also citrus fruit (Definition of fruit noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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