Слово англійською: fruit

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fruit

noun
/fruːt/
  1. [countable, uncountable] the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and a soft inner part, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet
    • tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
    • citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons
    • Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
    • Eat five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.
    • a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
    • The colour indicates when the fruit is ripe.
    • Whole fruits contain more fibre than fruit juice.
    • The orchard has over 300 fruit trees.
    compare vegetable see also dragon fruit, dried fruit, first fruit, kiwi fruit, low-hanging fruit, sharon fruit, soft fruit, star fruit
  2. [countable] (specialist) a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop
    • The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit.
  3. [countable, usually plural] (literary) all the natural things that the earth produces
  4. [countable] (taboo, offensive, slang) an offensive word for a gay man
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.
Idioms
bear fruit
  1. to have a successful resultTopics Successc2
forbidden fruit
  1. a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive
    • Well, you know what they say— forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.
    Topics Permission and obligationc2
the fruit/fruits of something
  1. the good results of an activity or a situation
    • to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work)
    • The book is the fruit of years of research.
    Extra Examples
    • He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work.
    • Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success.
    • the first fruits of the government's health campaign
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