1. (

• fruit

) the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant ;

2. (

• yield ,
• fruit

) an amount of a product ;

3. (

• fruit

) the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" ;

1. (

• fruit ,

) cause to bear fruit ;

2. (

• fruit

) bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year" ;