fruitage

[ froo-tij ]

/ ˈfru tɪdʒ /

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noun

the bearing of fruit: soil additives to hasten the fruitage.

fruits collectively.

product or result: This year's fruitage was of better quality.

Nearby words

fruit machine, fruit ranch, fruit salad, fruit sugar, fruit tree, fruitage, fruitarian, fruitcake, fruitcover, fruitdot, fruited

Origin of fruitage

1570–80; < Middle French fruit(er) to bear fruit + -age -age

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Examples from the Web for fruitage

We also see, in no far-away future, a large church work for us as the fruitage of our school work.
The American Missionary -- Volume 38, No. 01, January, 1884|Various
The plow of slavery had been followed by the harrow of war,—blossoms and fruitage could not instantly follow.
The Negro and the Nation|George S. Merriam
He knew Jasper Grierson's ambition, and its fruitage in the practical ownership of Wahaska.
The Price|Francis Lynde
She would illuminate the grounds, weigh down the old forest trees with a fruitage of lights, build pavilions and rustic bridges.
The Gold Brick|Ann S. Stephens

These grovel for nuts like the Hampshire hog, or impiously celebrate the fruitage by which man fell.
Essays in Rebellion|Henry W. Nevinson

British Dictionary definitions for fruitage

fruitage

/ (ˈfruːtɪdʒ) /

noun

the process, state, or season of producing fruit

fruit collectively

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fruitage

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fruitage

noun