English · Food & Drink
fruit
/fruːt/
[/fruːt/]
sweet food that grows on plants
Beginnernoun
Definition
Fruit is the sweet, soft food that grows on trees and plants and holds the seeds, such as apples and oranges.
Example
She ate a piece of fruit after lunch.
She ate a piece of fruit after lunch.
Etymology
From Latin 'fructus'.
How & Where It’s Used
Usually uncountable in everyday use.