true fruit
Example Sentences
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That is, I have planted the seed that will produce the true fruit, and it is for others only to cultivate and nourish what I have planted.
From The Christ Of Paul Or, The Enigmas of Christianity by Reber, George
The outer succulent part is the swollen receptacle, the horny core being the true fruit developed from the usually five carpels and enclosing the seeds.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various
What we deem the fruit of the fig is, it will be remembered, only the husk, the apparent seeds being the true fruit and—before ripening—the blossom.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science October, 1877. Vol XX - No. 118 by Various
The true fruit is round, or oval, or elongated, sometimes pear-shaped, and with flattened sides, due to mutual lateral pressure.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
They open as nuts do, and then you will find a kernel inside which is the true fruit.’
From The Desert Home The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderness by Reid, Mayne
