1. the sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food
2. the seed-bearing structure of a plant
Usage: botanical
3. the result or consequence of work or activity
Usage: figurative

1. to produce fruit

Examples

• She packed apples and other fresh fruit for lunch.
• The orange tree produces fruit twice a year.
• Tomatoes are technically fruits, not vegetables.
• His hard work finally bore fruit when he got the promotion.
• The research project is beginning to fruit after years of study.
• We enjoyed tropical fruits like mangoes and pineapples.
• The fruit of their labor was a successful business.