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Fruit

noun, verb

A plant part that often has seeds.

5 letters 1 syllable

What does Fruit mean?

A plant part that often has seeds.

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Dictionary definition

The part of a plant that often contains seeds and can be eaten; also to produce fruit.

Example sentences

Fruit in a sentence

easy

An apple is a fruit.

medium

The tree will fruit in summer.

hard

Fruit gives plants a way to protect and spread seeds.

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Fruit

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Synonyms

Words like Fruit

produceFood grown by plants.
plantRelated word that supports the meaning of fruit.
Antonyms

Opposite words

vegetableAn edible plant part that is not usually classified as fruit in cooking.
opposite ideaA contrasting idea to fruit, depending on context.
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Word family

Fruit word family

Base word

fruit

noun

fruits

More than one fruit.

verb

fruited

Past form of fruit.

verb

fruiting

Action form of fruit.

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