FRUCTIFIED

FRUCTIFY

fructify, set

(verb) bear fruit; “the apple trees fructify”

fructify

(verb) make productive or fruitful; “The earth that he fructified”

fructify

(verb) become productive or fruitful; “The seeds fructified”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

fructified

simple past tense and past participle of fructify

Source: Wiktionary


FRUCTIFY

Fruc"ti*fy, v. i. Etym: [F. fructifier, L. fructificare; fructus fruit + ficare (only in comp.), akin to L. facere to make. See Fruit, and Fact.]

Definition: To bear fruit. "Causeth the earth to fructify." Beveridge.

Fruc"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fructified; p. pr. & vb. n. Fructifying.]

Definition: To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to fructify the earth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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Coffee Trivia

Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.

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