FRUITERY Fruit"er*y, n.; pl. Fruiteries. Etym: [F. fruiterie place where fruit is kept, in OF. also, fruitage.]
1. Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. J. Philips.
2. A repository for fruit. Johnson.
FRUITESTERE
Fruit"es*tere, n.
Defn: A fruiteress. [Obs.]
FRUITFUL
Fruit"ful, a.
Defn: Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results;
prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or
season, or soil; a fruitful wife.
— Fruit"ful*ly, adv.
— Fruit"ful*ness, n.
Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. Gen. i. 28.
[Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful. Milton.
The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. Addison.
Syn. — Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See Fertile.
FRUITING
Fruit"ing, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.