noun
The edible growth of a plant
Common fruits include: apple, pear, peach, nectarine, plum, orange, tangerine, tangelo, grapefruit, banana, pineapple, coconut, carambola, star fruit, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew melon, casaba, papaya, mango, kiwi, guava, passion fruit, grape, lime, lemon, persimmon, pomegranate, raspberry, blackberry, loganberry, strawberry, cranberry, blueberry, olive, date, fig, apricot, cherry, raisin, avocado, huckleberry, gooseberry, quince, kumquat, durian;
The ripened ovary of a seed plant
The reward of labor; often plural
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