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fruitwise

fruitwise adverb: in terms of fruit.

Adverb

fruitwise (not comparable)

  1. In terms of fruit.
    • […] as far as I know no one has attempted this graft because it would be considered problematic fruitwise.2001, Nicholas Christopher, A Trip to the Stars, page 305
    • […] fruitwise, the orchard continued to thrive.2012, Richard Askwith, The Lost Village: In Search of a Forgotten Rural England, page 251

Origin of fruitwise

From fruit + -wise.

Questions about fruitwise

What does fruitwise mean?
Fruitwise means in terms of fruit.
What part of speech is fruitwise?
Fruitwise is an adverb.

Words near fruitwise in the dictionary

  1. fruitsicles
  2. fruitsome
  3. fruitspike
  4. fruitspikes
  5. Fruitvale
  6. fruitwise
  7. fruitwoman
  8. fruitwomen
  9. fruitwood
  10. fruitwoods
  11. fruitworm

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