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1. fruit \'fru:t\ n [ME, fr. OF, fr. L fructus fruit, use, fr. fructus, pp.
of frui)]
often attributed to enjoy, have the use of - more at BROOK
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1a: a product of plant growth - usually used in plural
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1b1: the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant; especially:
one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed
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1b2: a succulent plant part used chiefly in a dessert or sweet course
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1c: a dish, quantity, or diet of fruits
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1d: a product of
fertilization in a plant with its modified envelopes or appendages;
specifically: the ripened ovary of a seed plant and its contents
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