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Nave Topical Bible
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The Topic Concordance
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Treasury of Biblical Knowledge
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Torrey Topical Textbook
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American Church Dictionary
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Charles Buck Dictionary
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Spurgeon's Illustration Collection
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Holman Bible Dictionary
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Hastings' BibleDictionary
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King James Dictionary
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Morrish Bible Dictionary
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1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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Hawker's Poor Man's Dictionary
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People's Bible Dictionary
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Smith Bible Dictionary
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Vines' Expository Dictionary
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Wilson's Bible Types
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Webster Dictionary
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Watson's Theological Dictionary
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FRUIT, n. L. fructus. The Latin word is the participle of fruor, contracted from frugor, or frucor, to use, to take the profit of.

1. In a general sense, whatever the earth produces for the nourishment of animals, or for clothing or profit. Among the fruits of the earth are included not only corn of all kinds, but grass, cotton, flax, grapes and all cultivated plants. In this comprehensive sense, the word is generally used in the plural.

2. In a more limited sense, the produce of a tree or other plant the last production for the propagation or multiplication of its kind the seed of plants, or the part that contains the seeds as wheat, rye, oats, apples, quinces, pears, cherries, acorns, melons, &c.

3. In botany, the seed of a plant, or the seed with the pericarp.

4. Production that which is produced.

The fruit of the spirit is in all goodness, and righteousness, and truth. Ephesians 5 .

5. The produce of animals offspring young as the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body.

6. Effect or consequence.

They shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3 .

7. Advantage profit good derived.

What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? Romans 6 .

8. Production, effect or consequence in an sense as the fruits of sin the fruits of intemperance.

FRUIT, To produce fruit. Not well authorized.