fruit

1. v. t. 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. Source: opted

2. v. t. The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. Source: opted

3. v. t. The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. Source: opted

4. v. t. The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. Source: opted

5. v. t. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. Source: opted

6. v. t. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. Source: opted

7. v. i. To bear fruit. Source: opted

8. n. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant Source: wordnet

9. n. an amount of a product Source: wordnet

10. n. the consequence of some effort or action Source: wordnet

11. v. cause to bear fruit Source: wordnet

12. v. bear fruit Source: wordnet

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