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fruit
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- pronunciation:
- frut
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
fruit, fruits |
| definition: |
the part of a plant that has seeds and flesh. Most fruits that people eat are sweet.
Would you like an apple or an orange, or would you prefer some other kind of fruit?
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Fruit comes from a Latin word that means "to have the use of" and "enjoy."
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activities with fruit |
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cook, eat, grow, harvest, peel, plant, raise, store |
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broader categories that include fruit |
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crop, food, plant, produce |
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see/see also fruit |
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plant |
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some examples of fruits |
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apple, banana, cherry, cucumber, grape, grapefruit, lemon, olive, orange, peach, pear, pepper, plum, squash, strawberry, tomato, watermelon |
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some kinds of fruit |
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berry |
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some parts of fruits |
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flesh, peel, pit, seed, skin |
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some people associated with fruit |
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cook, farmer |
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some places for fruit |
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farm, garden, grocery, market, store, supermarket |
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some things made from fruit |
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jam, jelly, juice, pie, yogurt |
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things that produce fruit |
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blossom, flower, seed |
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