—fruit /fruːt/
noun (PLANT PART)
A1 [C or U] the soft part containing seeds that is produced by a plant. Many types of fruit are sweet and can be eaten:
» Apricots are the one fruit I don't like.» Oranges, apples, pears, and bananas are all types of fruit.» Would you like some fruit for dessert?» The cherry tree in our garden is in fruit (= it has fruit growing on it).» I like exotic fruit, like mangoes and papayas.» How many pieces of fresh fruit do you eat in a day?» fruit trees» He runs a fruit and vegetable stall in the market.→ COMPARE VEGETABLE(Cf. ↑vegetable)See picture: 
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Thesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their parts
F0 [C] SPECIALIZED the part of any plant that holds the seeds
Thesaurus+: ↑Fruits and seeds and their parts• • •
Extra Examples:» Your fruit and vegetables will be weighed at the checkout.» Vitamin C is found in oranges and other citrus fruit.» The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit .» Bananas and other soft fruits bruise easily.» Soak the fruit in brandy for a few hours before you add it to the mixture.noun (RESULT)
the fruit/fruits of sth► C2 the pleasant or successful result of work or actions: » This book is the fruit of 15 years' research.» It's been hard work, but now the business is running smoothly you can sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labours.Thesaurus+: ↑Outcomes and consequencesWord Builder:–Nouns: fruit, fruition–Adjectives: fruitful, fruitless, fruity–Adverbs: fruitfully, fruitlesslynoun [C] SLANG (PERSON)
► F0 a gay man. Many people consider this word offensive.Thesaurus+: ↑Relating to sexual preferenceverb [I] SPECIALIZED ↑Verb Endings for fruit
► F0 When a plant fruits, it produces fruit: » Over the last few years, our apple trees have been fruiting much earlier than usual.Thesaurus+: ↑Plant reproduction