6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.
King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or
result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.
The fruit of rashness. Shak.
What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. Burke.
They shall eat the fruit of their doings. Is. iii 10.
The fruits of this education became visible. Macaulay. Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit
frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.
Fruit bat (Zoöl.), one of the Frugivora; called also fruit-eating bat. Fruit bud (Bot.), a bud that
produces fruit; in most oplants the same as the power bud. Fruit dot (Bot.), a collection of fruit
cases, as in ferns. See Sorus. Fruit fly (Zoöl.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila,
which lives in fruit, in the larval state. Fruit jar, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of
glass or earthenware. Fruit pigeon (Zoöl.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family Carpophagidæ,
inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their
beautiful colors. Fruit sugar (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe
fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to invert sugar, or to the natural
mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. Fruit tree (Hort.), a
tree cultivated for its edible fruit. Fruit worm (Zoöl.), one of numerous species of insect larvæ: which
live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. Small fruits
(Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
Fruit (Fruit) v. i. To bear fruit. Chesterfield.
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