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fruit

[froot] / frut /
NOUN
edible part of vegetative growth developed after flowering
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The startup, which has 48 employees, secures fruits and vegetables directly from farmers and then delivers them to stores in the U.S. and Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal

Built around the metaphor of elderberries, a fruit that can heal or poison depending on how it's handled, the song captures the tension of staying in a relationship you know is toxic.

From BBC

An early TV commercial for Apple Daily featured the then 48-year-old Lai biting the forbidden fruit while dozens of arrows took aim at him.

From BBC

Some are practical: sharpening knives, roasting fruit, keeping a tasting journal.

From Salon

At low levels, such as those typically found in whole fruits, gut bacteria are usually effective at clearing sorbitol.

From Science Daily