Defn: To rub up: to furbish. [Obs.] Beau. c& Et.
FRUCTED
Fruc"ted, a. Etym: [L. fructus fruit. See Fruit.] (Her.)
Defn: Bearing fruit; — said of a tree or plant so represented upon an escutcheon. Cussans.
FRUCTESCENCE
Fruc*tes"cence, n. Etym: [L. fructus fruit.] (Bot.)
Defn: The maturing or ripening of fruit. [R.] Martyn.
FRUCTICULOSE
Fruc*tic"u*lose`, a.
Defn: Fruitful; full of fruit.
FRUCTIDOR
Fruc`ti`dor", n. Etym: [F., fr. L. fructus fruit.]
Defn: The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; — commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See Vendémiaire.
FRUCTIFERUOS Fruc*tif"er*uos, a. Etym: [L. fructifer; fructus fruit + ferre to bear; cf. F. fructifère.]