fructify
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fructify
- /ˈfɹʌktɪfaɪ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French fructefier.
verb fructifies · fructifying · fructified
- To bear fruit; to generate useful products or ideas. Atop the [Palmito] tree is a pith, in taſte better then Cabbage; and eating it takes avvay the future benefit of grovvth or fructifying, theſe and the Date-tree thriue not, except the male and female be vnited, and haue copulation: the ſhe is only fruitfull.
- To make productive or fruitful. When fruit trees are to be planted it is good practice to plant alternate rows of different varieties of the same fruit, because the pollen of one variety is often wanted to fructify or fertilise the flowers of another.
Translations
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verb to bear fruit
| Español | fructificar |
|---|---|
| Français | fructifier |
| Italiano | fruttificare |
| Ελληνικά | καρποφορώ karpoforó |
Talk about this word "fructify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fructify. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. fructify. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fructify "fructify." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fructify.Cite this
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