fruc·tu·ous \-chəwəs, -sh-\adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fructueux, from Latin fructuosus, from fructus fruit + -osus -ous : fruitful, productive, profitable < a fructuous land > • fruc·tu·ous·lyadverb • fruc·tu·ous·nessnoun-es