Definition of "fruit" []

• The ripened ovary or ovaries of a seed-bearing plant, together with accessory parts, containing the seeds and occurring in a wide variety of forms. (noun)
• An edible, usually sweet and fleshy form of such a structure. (noun)
• A part or an amount of such a plant product, served as food: fruit for dessert. (noun)
• The fertile, often spore-bearing structure of a plant that does not bear seeds. (noun)
• A plant crop or product: the fruits of the earth. (noun)

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• "We question, however, whether this hypertrophy of fruit or vegetables improves their flavour; give us _English vegetables_ -- ay, and _English fruit_."
• "The foreign breakfast at eleven is a delicious meal, as will be seen by the following bills of fare: _oeufs au beurre noir_; _saut‚ printanier_ (a sort of stew of meat and fresh vegetables); _viande froide panach‚e_; _salade de saison_; _compote de fruit et pƒtisserie_; _fromage_, _fruit_, _caf‚_."
• "As Christ says, “A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit” (Matt. vii."