Skip to main content
Glite Dictionary
red-fruited

red-fruited

2.7
A plant that has red fruit
  • adjective
translation icon : frutal rojo
  • The red-fruited variety of the bush attracts more birds in autumn.

Examples

  • The red-fruited trees stood out vividly against the green forest background.

  • Have you seen the red-fruited bushes in the garden?

  • Botanists identified the plant as a red-fruited hawthorn species.

  • The red-fruited plant attracted many birds.

  • The red-fruited shrubs in the garden attract many species of birds every autumn.

  • During the hike, we spotted several red-fruited plants thriving along the trail.

  • The gardener recommended planting the red-fruited bushes for a pop of color in the landscape.

How Red

red-fruited
2.7

Surface Forms

red-fruited positive

Morphology

red-fruited = red + fruited (transparent) = red + fruit + ed

A straightforward compound of 'red' + 'fruited' where 'fruited' is the regular adjective from 'fruit' + -ed, so the meaning 'bearing red fruit' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Red-fruited is made from red ('the color'), fruit ('the part of a plant with seeds'), and the ending -ed which means 'having', so it simply means 'having red fruit'.