fruit, fruct, frut, frute, fruyt, froyt, fryt, fryte

[Fr. fruit, from Lat. fructus =fruit, from fructus, pa. par. of fruor =to enjoy; O. S., O. H. Ger., & M. H. Ger. fruht; O. Fris. frucht; Dut. Port. fruto; Ital. frutto; Ger. frucht.] vrucht; Icel. fruktr; Sw. frukt; Dan. frugt; Sp. & I. Ordinary Language: 1. Literally: (1) The vegetable products yielded by the earth to supply the wants of man and other animals, whether nece ary for their sustenance and support, or applied only to their enjoyment, such as corn, gra , cotton, and all cultivated plants. "Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and gather in the fruits thereof." -Exodus xxiii. 10. (2) The edible, succulent products of certain plants, in which the seeds are inclosed; as, grapes, apples, oranges, . "See now the rising fruits the gardens crown, Imbibe the sun, and make his light their own." Black more: Creation, bk. i. (3) In the same sense as II. (4) The product or offspring of animals. fruit bearer fruit-gatherer, s. 1. One who gathers fruit. 2. An apparatus or contrivance for picking frutt which is beyond the reach of the arm. orchard. fruit-grove, s. A plantation of fruit-trees; an