To save this word, you’ll need to log in. The hanging fruits had been emblazoned with the letters of the Black sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. My feeling is generally in the case of summer fruit pies, if things are in season and at their fruit dip recipe bounty, why be skimpy?

Each book tells the different, often silly uses for the fruits. Fruits and vegetables are easy, but whole grains can be confusing. Clean spill where fruit flies are landing and prep potatoes away from the handwashing station where backsplash can get onto the potatoes. Together the three of them came up with a plan, which eventually evolved into an idea for a vast chain of replicable schools, their growth powered by small tuition payments from working parents — fruit sellers, night watchmen and washerwomen.

Direct the wash water to fruit trees and ornamental plants. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. For the cocoa tree to fruit well, rains need to come at the right times in the growing cycle. Follow these 4 tips to avoid the disappointment of stubborn zucchini that won’t fruit. Small tomato plants, known as patio or bush varieties, grow and fruit best in containers. Water is the only beverage and fruit the only food item allowed.

Trees grafted to rootstock can fruit in as little as two years, and trees grown from seeds take up to seven years. Both really do need an outdoor greenhouse, cold frame or a really sunny summer window, though there are a few varieties that will fruit outdoors. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 7 Apr. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word ‘fruit. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Subscribe to America’s largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Get Word of the Day daily email!