fruit
//fruːt//
Noun
fruitSingular
fruitsPlural
1
The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
I eat fresh fruit every morning.
2
The seed-bearing structure of a plant, developed from the ovary after flowering.
The tomato is technically a fruit, not a vegetable.
3
The result or consequence of an action or situation.
This success is the fruit of years of hard work.
Verb
1
To produce fruit; to bear fruit.
The apple trees will fruit in late summer.