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fruitage

fruitage

1 9.7
The amount of fruit a plant or tree produces
  • noun
  • /ˈfruːtɪdʒ/
translation icon : fructificación
  • After years of care, the young olive tree finally bore its first fruitage, promising a good harvest ahead.

Examples

  • The apple tree produced an abundant fruitage this year, much to the delight of the gardeners.

  • - The Earth, O Lord, is swelling with fruitage and reminds us that this is the seed time of life.

    Daughters of the Dust (1991)

  • The lush garden was filled with colorful fruitage, attracting many birds and bees during the warm months.

Synonyms

fruition
vsfruitage
1 6.5

The time when a plant produces fruit

focuses on the produced quantity or yield rather than the period
fructification
vsfruitage
  • Specialized
9.9

The making of fruit or seeds by a plant

refers to the amount of fruit produced rather than the process

How Fruitful

bumper crop
4 3.4
fruitage
1 9.7
crop
460 1.1
crop failure
3 3.6

Surface Forms

fruitage singular
fruitages plural

Morphology

fruitage = fruit (transparent) = fruit + age

The word is formed transparently from 'fruit' plus the noun-forming suffix '-age', meaning the yield or result associated with fruit.

Etymology

Fruitage is made from the common word fruit and the ending -age, which shows a 'result' or 'product'. So fruitage means the 'yield' or amount of fruit that a plant or tree produces.