fruit
noun
any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
has been fruiting
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present perfect progressiveof fruit (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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This tree has been fruiting for the past 15 years.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 41st Annual Meeting Pleasant Valley, New York, August 28, 29 and 30, 1950 by Northern Nut Growers Association
It has been fruiting annually here since 1942, with crops of up to 1-1/4 bushels in recent years.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association
There are very few bearing trees in this country, and one in Washington, D. C., has been fruiting for a number of years.
From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Andrew S. Fuller
