the usu edible reproductive body of a seed plant; esp one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed, e.g. an apple or pear

in botany, a product of fertilization in a plant with its modified skins or attached structures; specif the ripened ovary of a flowering plant together with its contents

a harvestable product of plant growth, e.g. grain, vegetables, or cotton

(also in pl) the effect or consequence of an action or operation, esp a favourable one

the fruits of their labour

chiefly NAmer, informal, offensive a male homosexual

(old fruit) Brit, informal, dated a friendly form of address by one man to another

archaic offspring or progeny