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fruit

Definition for fruit

noun as in edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering

Strongest matches

berry, crop, grain, nut, produce, product

Strong matches

drupe, harvest, pome, yield

noun as in result of labor

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The fruits of that discovery are the nearly 80 works on view at the Bronx Museum of the Arts in “Ministry: Reverend Joyce McDonald,” the sculptor’s first solo museum exhibition.

They don’t just do a side of fruit.

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Isabella Dalla Ragione hunts in abandoned gardens and orchards for forgotten fruits, preserving Italy's agricultural heritage and saving varieties which could help farmers withstand the vagaries of a changing climate.

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Bessent also signalled relief on tariffs on bananas and other fruits.

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And since it typically spends little or no time in new oak barrels, all its flavors are fruit, not oak.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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