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fruits of the forest

fruits of the forest noun: the natural, edible produce of woodlands, such as nuts, berries, drupes, seeds, hawthorns, cherries, etc.

Noun

fruits of the forest pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) The natural, edible produce of woodlands, such as nuts, berries, drupes, seeds, hawthorns, cherries, etc.
    • The cultivated harvest in the fields was matched by the woodland ‘mast’ of beechnuts, acorns, chestnuts, and other fruits of the forest.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 134

Questions about fruits of the forest

What does fruits of the forest mean?
Fruits of the forest means the natural, edible produce of woodlands, such as nuts, berries, drupes, seeds, hawthorns, cherries, etc.
What part of speech is fruits of the forest?
Fruits of the forest is a noun.

Words near fruits of the forest in the dictionary

  1. fruitmongers
  2. fruitness
  3. Fruitridge Pocket
  4. fruits
  5. fruits of one's loins
  6. fruits of the forest
  7. fruits of the poisonous tree
  8. fruits of the sea
  9. fruits up
  10. fruitseller
  11. fruitsellers

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