The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. Apples, bananas, and oranges are all types of fruit.
A result or reward that comes from some action or activity. The fruit of their hard work was a successful business.
A term used in botany to describe the mature ovary of a flowering plant, usually containing seeds. In botanical terms, a tomato is classified as a fruit.
Offensive slang: a homosexual man. He was bullied and called a fruit at school.