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capsules 音标拼音: [k'æpsəlz] Fruit \ Fruit\, n. [ OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See { Brook}, v. t., and cf. { Fructify}, { Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster] Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. -- Ex. xxiii. 10. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry. { Fleshy fruits} include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruits and pomes; { drupaceous fruits} are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and cherries; and { dry fruits} are further divided into { achenes}, { follicles}, { legumes}, { capsules}, { nuts}, and several other kinds. [ 1913 Webster] 4. ( Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. [ 1913 Webster] 6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. [ 1913 Webster] King Edward' s fruit, true heir to the English crown. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self- denial, of intemperance. [ 1913 Webster] The fruit of rashness. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. -- Burke. [ 1913 Webster] They shall eat the fruit of their doings. -- Is. iii 10. [ 1913 Webster] The fruits of this education became visible. -- Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster] Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. [ 1913 Webster] { Fruit bat} ( Zool.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also { fruit- eating bat}. { Fruit bud} ( Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud. { Fruit dot} ( Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See { Sorus}. { Fruit fly} ( Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus { Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging to fruit crops. One species, { Drosophila melanogaster}, has been intensively studied as a model species for genetic reserach. { Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. { Fruit pigeon} ( Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family { Carpophagid[ ae]}, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. { Fruit sugar} ( Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to { invert sugar}, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. { Fruit tree} ( Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. { Fruit worm} ( Zool.), one of numerous species of insect larv[ ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. { Small fruits} ( Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc. [ 1913 Webster]
Atrabiliary \ At` ra* bil" ia* ry\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys. [ 1913 Webster] 2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania. [ 1913 Webster] { Atrabiliary arteries}, { capsules}, and { veins} ( Anat.), those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal arteries, capsules, and veins. [ 1913 Webster]
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