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key fruit

key fruit is the alternative form of key-fruit.

Meaning of key-fruit

Noun

key-fruit (plural key-fruits)

  1. A samara.
    • From February 23 to April 30 a flock of about one hundred visited the University campus daily, feeding principally upon the samara or key-fruits of the box-elder trees, also the seeds of sugar-maples, and leaf buds.1910, Proceedings, volumes 11-12, Davenport Academy of Sciences, page 308

Forms of key fruit

pluralkey fruits

Questions about key fruit

What is key fruit the alternative form of?
Key fruit is the alternative form of key-fruit.

Words near key fruit in the dictionary

  1. key fobs
  2. key forward
  3. key forwards
  4. key frame
  5. key frames
  6. key fruit
  7. Key Green
  8. key grip
  9. key grips
  10. key harp
  11. key harps

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