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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.
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Origin of fruitage

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

Words nearby fruitage

frugality, frugally, frugivore, frugivorous, fruit, fruitage, fruitarian, fruit bat, fruit beer, fruit body, fruitcake
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Words related to fruitage

output, produce, product, yield, intake, result, crop, goods, production, byproduct, fruits, gathering, gleaning, reaping, vintage, autumn, by-product, consequence, effect, fall

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British Dictionary definitions for fruitage

fruitage
/ (ˈfruːtɪdʒ) /
noun
the process, state, or season of producing fruit
fruit collectively
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