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fruit tree

noun

  1. a tree bearing edible fruit.


fruit tree

noun

  1. any tree that bears edible fruit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fruit tree1

First recorded in 1570–80
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Example Sentences

They laid out a quarantine map, banned commercial nurseries inside its perimeter from selling fruit trees, and stripped off what fruit they were bearing.

We’re going to really go nuts with the tropical fruit trees.

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The yard already had a few fruit trees — fig, plum, pomegranate and guava — and she’s added a few more, including a Meyer lemon, apricot and orange.

Chickens and ducks live in a rustic L-shaped structure in the back and fruit trees line the property’s perimeter.

Can squirrels be kept from trashing L.A.’s backyard bird feeders and fruit trees?

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