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• succulent — succulent, ente [ sykylɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • v. 1500; lat. succulentus, de sucus « suc » 1 ♦ Bot. Plante succulente, dont les tissus charnus sont riches en eau. 2 ♦ Qui a une saveur délicieuse. ⇒ délicieux, excellent, exquis, savoureux. Elle « le… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• fruit — fruitlike, adj. /frooht/, n., pl. fruits, (esp. collectively) fruit, v. n. 1. any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals. 2. the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or… …   Universalium

• fruit — 1. fruit [ frɥi ] n. m. • Xe; lat. fructus « rapport, revenu » I ♦ 1 ♦ (Au plur.) Vx ou littér. Produits de la terre en général, qui servent à la nourriture des êtres humains, des animaux. Cour. Les fruits de la terre. (av. 1798) Loc. cour.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• succulent — I UK [ˈsʌkjʊlənt] / US [ˈsʌkjələnt] adjective 1) succulent meat, fruit etc is full of juice and tastes good a succulent hamburger 2) biology succulent plants have thick stems or leaves that store a lot of water II UK [ˈsʌkjʊlənt] / US… …   English dictionary

• succulent — suc|cu|lent1 [ sʌkjələnt ] adjective 1. ) succulent meat, fruit, etc. is full of juice and tastes good: a succulent hamburger 2. ) TECHNICAL succulent plants have thick stems or leaves that store a lot of water succulent suc|cu|lent 2 [ sʌkjələnt …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Fruit anatomy — Longitudinal section of female flower of squash (courgette), showing ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals. Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruit, the mature ovary or ovaries from one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer and often… …   Wikipedia

• fruit — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from frut, fruit, from Latin fructus fruit, use, from frui to enjoy, have the use of more at brook Date: 12th century 1. a. a product of plant growth (as grain, vegetables, or cotton) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fruit — n. 1. Produce (of the earth for the supply of man and animals), production, harvest, crop. 2. Product, result, consequence, effect, outcome. 3. Offspring, issue, young. 4. (Bot.) Matured ovary. 5. Edible succulent growth or product (of certain… …   New dictionary of synonyms

• genipap fruit — noun 1. tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent edible orange sized fruit • Syn: ↑jagua, ↑marmalade box, ↑Genipa Americana • Hypernyms: ↑genipa • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Genipa …   Useful english dictionary

• Mediterranean fruit fly — Med i*ter*ra ne*an fruit fly, n. A small two winged fly ({Ceratitis capitata}), a native of the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in warm regions, which can cause great damage to citrus and other succulent fruit crops when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Mediterranean fruit fly — a small, black and white, irregularly banded two winged fly, Ceratitis capitata, of many warm regions, that damages citrus and other succulent fruit crops by implanting eggs that hatch into maggots within the fruit. Also called medfly, Medfly.… …   Universalium