capsules 音标拼音: [k'æpsəlz]
Fruit \
Fruit \,
n . [
OE .
fruit ,
frut ,
F .
fruit ,
from L .
fructus enjoyment ,
product ,
fruit ,
from frui ,
p .
p .
fructus ,
to enjoy ;
akin to E .
brook ,
v .
t .
See {
Brook },
v .
t .,
and cf .
{
Fructify }, {
Frugal }.]
1 .
Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth ,
as corn ,
grass ,
cotton ,
flax ,
etc .; --
commonly used in the plural .
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Six years thou shalt sow thy land ,
and shalt gather in the fruits thereof . --
Ex .
xxiii .
10 .
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2 . (
Hort .)
The pulpy ,
edible seed vessels of certain plants ,
especially those grown on branches above ground ,
as apples ,
oranges ,
grapes ,
melons ,
berries ,
etc .
See 3 .
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3 . (
Bot .)
The ripened ovary of a flowering plant ,
with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it .
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Note :
Fruits are classified as fleshy ,
drupaceous ,
and dry .
{
Fleshy fruits }
include berries ,
gourds ,
and melons ,
orangelike fruits and pomes ; {
drupaceous fruits }
are stony within and fleshy without ,
as peaches ,
plums ,
and cherries ;
and {
dry fruits }
are further divided into {
achenes }, {
follicles }, {
legumes }, {
capsules }, {
nuts },
and several other kinds .
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4 . (
Bot .)
The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants ,
as of ferns ,
mosses ,
algae ,
etc .,
with the spores contained in them .
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6 .
The produce of animals ;
offspring ;
young ;
as ,
the fruit of the womb ,
of the loins ,
of the body .
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King Edward '
s fruit ,
true heir to the English crown .
--
Shak .
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6 .
That which is produced ;
the effect or consequence of any action ;
advantageous or desirable product or result ;
disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect ;
as ,
the fruits of labor ,
of self -
denial ,
of intemperance .
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The fruit of rashness . --
Shak .
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What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain .
--
Burke .
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They shall eat the fruit of their doings . --
Is .
iii 10 .
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The fruits of this education became visible .
--
Macaulay .
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Note :
Fruit is frequently used adjectively ,
signifying of ,
for ,
or pertaining to a fruit or fruits ;
as ,
fruit bud ;
fruit frame ;
fruit jar ;
fruit knife ;
fruit loft ;
fruit show ;
fruit stall ;
fruit tree ;
etc .
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{
Fruit bat } (
Zool .),
one of the Frugivora ; --
called also {
fruit -
eating bat }.
{
Fruit bud } (
Bot .),
a bud that produces fruit ; --
in most oplants the same as the power bud .
{
Fruit dot } (
Bot .),
a collection of fruit cases ,
as in ferns .
See {
Sorus }.
{
Fruit fly } (
Zool .),
a small dipterous insect of the genus {
Drosophila },
which lives in fruit ,
in the larval state .
There are seveal species ,
some of which are very damaging to fruit crops .
One species , {
Drosophila melanogaster },
has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach .
{
Fruit jar },
a jar for holding preserved fruit ,
usually made of glass or earthenware .
{
Fruit pigeon } (
Zool .),
one of numerous species of pigeons of the family {
Carpophagid [
ae ]},
inhabiting India ,
Australia ,
and the Pacific Islands .
They feed largely upon fruit .
and are noted for their beautiful colors .
{
Fruit sugar } (
Chem .),
a kind of sugar occurring ,
naturally formed ,
in many ripe fruits ,
and in honey ;
levulose .
The name is also ,
though rarely ,
applied to {
invert sugar },
or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it ,
and found in fruits and honey .
{
Fruit tree } (
Hort .),
a tree cultivated for its edible fruit .
{
Fruit worm } (
Zool .),
one of numerous species of insect larv [
ae ]:
which live in the interior of fruit .
They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera .
{
Small fruits } (
Hort .),
currants ,
raspberries ,
strawberries ,
etc .
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Atrabiliary \
At `
ra *
bil "
ia *
ry \,
a .
1 .
Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile ,
a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys .
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2 .
Melancholic or hypohondriac ;
atrabilious ; --
from the supposed predominance of black bile ,
to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria ,
melancholy ,
and mania .
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{
Atrabiliary arteries }, {
capsules },
and {
veins } (
Anat .),
those pertaining to the kidney ; --
called also renal arteries ,
capsules ,
and veins .
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