1. noun /fɹuːt/
a) The seed-bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization.
While cucumber is technically a fruit, one would not usually use it to make jam.
b) Any sweet, edible part of a plant that resembles seed-bearing fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or sweetish vegetables, such as rhubarb, that resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were a fruit.
Fruit salad is a simple way of making fruits into a dessert.
See Also: frugivore, frugivorous
2. verb /fɹuːt/
To produce fruit.
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