Part 4615

<h1>Fruit</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Fruit</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>fruit</ets>, <ets>frut</ets>, F. <ets>fruit</ets>, from L. <ets>fructus</ets> enjoyment, product, fruit, from <ets>frui</ets>, p. p. <ets>fructus</ets>, to enjoy; akin to E. <ets>brook</ets>, <tt>v. t.</tt> See <er>Broook</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, and cf. <er>Fructify</er>, <er>Frugal</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural.</def>

<blockquote>Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the <b>fruits</b> thereof. <i>Ex. xxiii. 10.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Hort.)</fld> <def>The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.</def>

<note>&hand; Fruits are classified as <i>fleshy</i>, <i>drupaceous</i>, and -<i>dry</i>. <i>Fleshy fruits</i> include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; <i>drupaceous fruits</i> are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and <i>dry fruits</i> are further divided into <i>achenes</i>, <i>follicles</i>, <i>legumes</i>, <i>capsules</i>, <i>nuts</i>, and several other kinds.</note>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>The produce of animals; offspring; young; <as>as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body</as>.</def>

<blockquote>King Edward's <b>fruit</b>, true heir to the English crown. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; <as>as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance</as>.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>fruit</b> of rashness. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>What I obtained was the <b>fruit</b> of no bargain. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>They shall eat the <b>fruit</b> of their doings. <i>Is. iii 10.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The <b>fruits</b> of this education became visible. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<note>&hand; <i>Fruit</i> is frequently used adjectively, signifying <i>of</i>, <i>for</i>, <i>or pertaining to</i> a <i>fruit</i> or <i>fruits</i>; as, <i>fruit</i> bud; <i>fruit</i> frame; <i>fruit</i> jar; <i>fruit</i> knife; <i>fruit</i> loft; <i>fruit</i> show; <i>fruit</i> stall; <i>fruit</i> tree; etc.</note>

<cs><col>Fruit bat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the Frugivora; -- called also <altname>fruit-eating bat</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Fruit bud</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud.</cd> <col>Fruit dot</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns.</cd> See <er>Sorus</er>. -- <col>Fruit fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small dipterous insect of the genus <spn>Drosophila</spn>, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.</cd> -- <col>Fruit jar</col>, <cd>a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware.</cd> -- <col>Fruit pigeon</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of numerous species of pigeons of the family <spn>Carpophagid\'91</spn>, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors.</cd> -- <col>Fruit sugar</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to <i>invert sugar</i>, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey.</cd> -- <col>Fruit tree</col> <fld>(Hort.)</fld>, <cd>a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.</cd> -- <col>Fruit worm</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of numerous species of insect larv\'91: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.</cd> -- <col>Small fruits</col> <fld>(Hort.)</fld>, <cd>currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.</cd></cs>

<h1>Fruit</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Fruit</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To bear fruit.</def>

<i>Chesterfield.</i>

<h1>Fruitage</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Fruit"age</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>fruitage</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery.</def>

<blockquote>The trees . . . ambrosial <b>fruitage</b> bear. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill.</def>

<h1>Fruiter</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Fruit"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>A ship for carrying fruit.</def>

<h1>Fruiterer</h1> <Xpage=600>

<hw>Fruit"er*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>fruitier</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits.</def>

<h1>Fruiteress</h1> <Xpage=600>