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Fruits (French: fruit, German: Frucht, Greek: καρπός, Spanish: fruta, Russian: плод; фрукты) are the edible part of a plant, like apples, grapes, peaches, mulberries, bananas, etc. Fruits, in botany, are that part consisted of ripened ovaries containing the seeds; (e.g.) the tomato and pea pod, are called true fruits (ripened ovaries alone); but not all seeds come from fruits.
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An apple a day keeps the doctor away |
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Fruits are the primary diet of numerous animals, including the fruit fly, bats, and sloths.
Fruit is often used by the Bible to represent prosperity or production.
Biblical References
| “ | Galatians 5:22, 23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. |
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| “ | Isaiah And the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest? |
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