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fruit - the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant |
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reproductive structure the parts of a plant involved in its reproduction
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edible fruit edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh
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juniper berry berrylike fruit of a plant of the genus Juniperus especially the berrylike cone of the common juniper
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may apple edible but insipid fruit of the May apple plant
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achene small dry indehiscent fruit with the seed distinct from the fruit wall
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gourd bottle made from the dried shell of a bottle gourd
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prairie gourd perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
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blue fig,
quandong red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam
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acorn fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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olive a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
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hip,
rosehip,
rose hip either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
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wild cherry an uncultivated cherry tree
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marasca Dalmatian bitter wild cherry tree bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino liqueur
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hagberry small cherry much liked by birds
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chokecherry a common wild cherry of eastern North America having small bitter black berries favored by birds
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rowanberry decorative red berrylike fruit of a rowan tree
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buffalo nut,
elk nut,
oil nut oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
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capitulum,
ear,
spike an arrangement of leafy branches forming the top or head of a tree
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fruitlet a diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit
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seed a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa
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berry any of numerous small and pulpy edible fruits; used as desserts or in making jams and jellies and preserves
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aggregate fruit,
multiple fruit,
syncarp fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
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drupe,
stone fruit fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
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false fruit,
pome a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
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pod,
seedpod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
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pyxidium,
pyxis fruit of such plants as the plantain; a capsule whose upper part falls off when the seeds are released
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accessory fruit,
pseudocarp fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
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buckthorn berry,
yellow berry fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments
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cubeb a cigarette containing cubeb
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schizocarp a dry dehiscent fruit that at maturity splits into two or more parts each with a single seed
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fruit - the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" |
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aftermath,
consequence the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event); "the aftermath of war"; "in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured"
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fruit - bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year" |
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bear,
turn out move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"
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fruit - cause to bear fruit |