FRUC

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• fruc — fruc·tes·cence; fruc·tif·er·ous; fruc·ti·fi·ca·tion; fruc·ti·fi·ca·tive; fruc·ti·fi·er; fruc·ti·form; fruc·ti·fy; fruc·tiv·o·rae; fruc·tiv·o·rous; fruc·tol·y·sis; fruc·to·san; fruc·tose; fruc·to·side; fruc·tu·ous; fruc·tus; in·fruc·tes·cence;… …   English syllables

• fruc|ti|fy — «FRUHK tuh fy», verb, fied, fy|ing. –v.i. to bear fruit: »Figurative. The trace of genius on the air ought to be fructifying, or at any rate heady; but somehow it is nothing of the kind (London Times). ╂[< Old French fructifier, learned… …   Useful english dictionary

• Fruc|ti|dor — «frook tee DR», noun. the twelfth month of the French Revolutionary calendar, from August 18 to September 16. ╂[< French Fructidor < Latin frūctus, ūs fruit (literally) an enjoyment (see etym. under fruit (Cf. ↑fruit)) + Greek dôron gift] …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc|tif|er|ous — «fruhk TIHF uhr uhs», adjective. bearing or producing fruit. ╂[< Latin frūctifer (< frūctus, ūs fruit + ferre to bear) + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc|ti|fi|ca|tion — «FRUHK tuh fuh KAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act or fact of forming or bearing fruit. 2. the fruit of a plant. 3. the organs of fruiting or reproduction in lower plants, such as the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc|tiv|o|rous — «fruhk TIHV uhr uhs», adjective. feeding on fruits; frugivorous: »Some vertebrates are herbivorous…some fructivorous, and a few even omnivorous (White and Renner). ╂[< Latin frūctus fruit + vorāre devour + English ous] …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc|tose — «FRUHK tohs», noun. a sugar present in many fruits and in honey; fruit sugar; levulose. In honey it is present as one of the two products of the hydrolysis of sucrose. Fructose is much sweeter than glucose or sucrose. Formula: C6H12O6 ╂[<… …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc|tu|ous — «FRUHK chu uhs», adjective. 1. producing fruit. 2. Figurative. productive of results; profitable. SYNONYM(S): advantageous, beneficial. ╂[< Latin frūctuōsus producing fruit < frūctus, ūs fruit] …   Useful english dictionary

• fruc·tose — /ˈfrʌkˌtoʊs/ noun [noncount] : a very sweet kind of sugar that is found in fruit juices and honey …   Useful english dictionary

• u|su|fruc|tu|ar|y — «YOO zyu FRUHK chu EHR ee, syu », adjective, noun, plural ar|ies. –adj. 1. of or having to do with a usufruct. 2. like a usufruct. –n. a person who has the usufruct of property. ╂[< Late Latin ūsūfrūctuārius < Latin ūsūfrūctus < ūsus… …   Useful english dictionary