fruit : Idioms & Phrases

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accessory fruit
aggregate fruit
banana passion fruit
blue-fruited
Brandy fruit
candied fruit
citrous fruit
citrus fruit
Collective fruit
cream-fruit
crystallized fruit
dark-fruited
dried fruit
edible fruit
false fruit
First fruit ∨ fruits
Forbidden fruit
fruit bar
Fruit bat
Fruit bud
fruit cocktail
fruit compote
fruit crush
fruit custard
Fruit dot
fruit drink
Fruit fly
fruit grower
Fruit jar
fruit juice
fruit machine
fruit of the poisonous tree
Fruit pigeon
fruit punch
fruit salad
Fruit sugar
Fruit tree
Fruit worm
fruit-eating
fruiting body
genipap fruit
grape fruit
key fruit
kiwi fruit
mediterranean fruit fly
multiple fruit
Multiple fruits
oval-fruited
passion fruit
plum-fruited yew
red-fruited
round-fruited
simple fruit
Small fruits
small-fruited
star fruit
Stone fruit
tube-nosed fruit bat
ugli fruit
Wall fruit

accessory fruit

noun fruit containing much fleshy tissue besides that of the ripened ovary; as apple or strawberry
pseudocarp.

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aggregate fruit

noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
multiple fruit; syncarp; aggregate fruit.

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banana passion fruit

noun cultivated for fruit
Passiflora mollissima.

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blue-fruited

adjective satellite bearing blue fruit

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Brandy fruit

fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.

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candied fruit

noun fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
succade; candied fruit.

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citrous fruit

noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
citrus; citrous fruit.

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citrus fruit

noun any of numerous fruits of the genus Citrus having thick rind and juicy pulp; grown in warm regions
citrus; citrous fruit.

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Collective fruit

(Bot.), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; called also multiple fruit.

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cream-fruit

Cream"-fruit` noun

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(Bot.) A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy juice.

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crystallized fruit

noun fruit cooked in sugar syrup and encrusted with a sugar crystals
succade; candied fruit.

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dark-fruited

adjective satellite bearing dark fruit

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dried fruit

noun fruit preserved by drying

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edible fruit

noun edible reproductive body of a seed plant especially one having sweet flesh

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false fruit

noun a fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part
pome.

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First fruit ∨ fruits

. (a) The fruits of the season earliest gathered. (b) (Feudal Law) One year's profits of lands belonging to the king on the death of a tenant who held directly from him. (c) (Eng. Eccl. Law) The first year's whole profits of a benefice or spiritual living. (d) The earliest effects or results.
See, Father, what first fruits on earth are sprung From thy implanted grace in man! Milton.

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Forbidden fruit

noun originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)

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. (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, so called with reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden. (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock (Citrus decumana). The name is given in different places to several varieties of Citrus fruits.

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fruit bar

noun cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars

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Fruit bat

noun large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit
megabat.

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(Zoöl.), one of the Frugivora; called also fruit-eating bat.

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Fruit bud

(Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; in most oplants the same as the power bud.

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fruit cocktail

noun a mixture of sliced or diced fruits

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fruit compote

noun dessert of stewed or baked fruit
compote.

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fruit crush

noun drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
fruit crush.

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fruit custard

noun a custard containing fruit

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Fruit dot

(Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See Sorus.

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fruit drink

noun a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
ade.

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Fruit fly

noun any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
pomace fly.

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(Zoöl.), a small dipterous insect of the genus Drosophila, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.

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fruit grower

noun someone who grows fruit commercially

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Fruit jar

a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware.

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fruit juice

noun drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit
fruit crush.

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fruit machine

noun a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player

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fruit of the poisonous tree

noun a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

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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.

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fruit punch

noun a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)

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fruit salad

noun salad composed of fruits

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Fruit sugar

noun a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits
laevulose; levulose; fructose.

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(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.

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Fruit tree

noun tree bearing edible fruit

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(Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.

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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.

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fruit-eating

adjective satellite feeding on fruit
carpophagous.

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fruiting body

noun an organ specialized for producing spores

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genipap fruit

noun tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange-sized fruit
marmalade box; Genipa Americana; jagua.
noun a succulent orange-sized tropical fruit with a thick rind
genipap.

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grape fruit

Grape" fruit`

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The shaddock.

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key fruit

noun a winged often one-seed indehiscent fruit as of the ash or elm or maple
key; samara.

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kiwi fruit

noun fuzzy brown egg-shaped fruit with slightly tart green flesh
kiwi; Chinese gooseberry.

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mediterranean fruit fly

noun small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
Ceratitis capitata; medfly.

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multiple fruit

noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
multiple fruit; syncarp; aggregate fruit.

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Multiple fruits

noun fruit consisting of many individual small fruits or drupes derived from separate ovaries within a common receptacle: e.g. blackberry; raspberry; pineapple
multiple fruit; syncarp; aggregate fruit.

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. (Bot.) See Collective fruit, under Collective.

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oval-fruited

adjective satellite bearing oval fruit

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passion fruit

noun egg-shaped tropical fruit of certain passionflower vines; used for sherbets and confectionery and drinks

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plum-fruited yew

noun South American evergreen tree or shrub
Prumnopitys andina; Prumnopitys elegans.

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red-fruited

adjective satellite bearing red fruit

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round-fruited

adjective satellite bearing round fruit

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simple fruit

noun an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e.g. grape; tomato; cranberry
bacca.

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Small fruits

(Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.

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small-fruited

adjective satellite bearing small fruit

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star fruit

noun deeply ridged yellow-brown tropical fruit; used raw as a vegetable or in salad or when fully ripe as a dessert
carambola.

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Stone fruit

noun fleshy indehiscent fruit with a single seed: e.g. almond; peach; plum; cherry; elderberry; olive; jujube
drupe.

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(Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.

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tube-nosed fruit bat

noun any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes
tube-nosed bat; harpy bat; harpy.

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ugli fruit

noun hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
tangelo tree; tangelo; Citrus tangelo.
noun large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
ugli; tangelo.

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Wall fruit

fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.