1575 J. Banister sig. Lviiiv We permitte him to eate Figges that be well ripened, as thinges lesse hurtfull, lesse engendring euill humors then the Autumne fruites.
1814 J. Sinclair I. 441 A large autumn fruit of some flavour.
2005 3 Sept. (Mag.) 52/1 I associate most of my mum's cooking with autumn fruit—damsons, elderberries, and blackberries.