fruit tree

American  

noun

1. a tree bearing edible fruit.

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fruit tree British  

noun

1. any tree that bears edible fruit

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Etymology

Origin of fruit tree

First recorded in 1570–80

Example Sentences

Her mom still has a plot of land in the country where she planted fruit trees.

From Los Angeles Times

It will include a number of fruit trees and grass mounds created in the shape of organs such as a heart, liver and kidneys.

From BBC

There was no dense and mysterious forest nearby, only bright orchards of fruit trees arranged in tidy rows, and the spires of Swanburne’s chapel were visible for miles around.

From Literature

He plants herbs and fruit trees around it, and keeps a guest book with messages from visitors in dozens of languages.

From Barron's

Down a dirt road and among fruit trees and farm animals, one of the gray and black prototypes sat silently on the test rails on a recent morning.

From Los Angeles Times