fruit
noun /fruːt/
/fruːt/
Idioms 
enlarge image[countable, uncountable] the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and a soft inner part, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet- tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
- citrus fruits, such as oranges and lemons
- Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
- Eat five daily portions of fruit and vegetables.
- a piece of fruit (= an apple, an orange, etc.)
- The colour indicates when the fruit is ripe.
- Whole fruits contain more fibre than fruit juice.
- The orchard has over 300 fruit trees.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- overripe
- ripe
- …
- piece
- eat
- have
- bear
- …
- grow
- ripen
- fruit and vegetables
- tree
- juice
- punch
- …
- [countable] (specialist) a part of a plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop
- The crab apple bears a small, bitter fruit.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fresh
- overripe
- ripe
- …
- piece
- eat
- have
- bear
- …
- grow
- ripen
- fruit and vegetables
- tree
- juice
- punch
- …
- [countable, usually plural] (literary) all the natural things that the earth produces
- [countable] (offensive) an offensive word for a gay man
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin fructus ‘enjoyment of produce, harvest’, from frui ‘enjoy’, related to fruges ‘fruits of the earth’, plural (and most common form) of frux, frug- ‘fruit’.
Idioms
bear fruit
- to have a successful resultTopics Successc2
forbidden fruit
- a thing that is not allowed and that therefore seems very attractive
- Well, you know what they say— forbidden fruit tastes sweetest.
the fruit/fruits of something
- the good results of an activity or a situation
- to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for your hard work)
- The book is the fruit of years of research.
Extra Examples- He was now reaping the fruits of all his hard work.
- Their work left them enough time to enjoy the fruits of their success.
- the first fruits of the government's health campaign