Phrase guide

fruit tree

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈfɹu(ː)t tɹiː/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

tree bearing edible fruit

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Narrower terms: custard apple, custard apple tree, avocado, avocado tree, Persea Americana, durian, durion, durian tree, Durio zibethinus, toothbrush tree, mustard tree, Salvadora persica, olive tree, anchovy pear, anchovy pear tree, Grias cauliflora, sour cherry, Eugenia corynantha, Surinam cherry, pitanga, Eugenia uniflora, rose apple, rose-apple tree, jambosa, Eugenia jambos, jaboticaba, jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora, guava, true guava, guava bush, Psidium guajava, strawberry guava, yellow cattley guava, Psidium littorale, cattley guava, purple strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum, Psidium littorale longipes, Brazilian guava, Psidium guineense, pomegranate, pomegranate tree, Punica granatum, mangosteen, mangosteen tree, Garcinia mangostana, mammee apple, mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana, papaya, papaia, pawpaw, papaya tree, melon tree, Carica papaya, mulberry, mulberry tree, breadfruit, breadfruit tree, Artocarpus communis, Artocarpus altilis, jackfruit, jackfruit tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, marang, marang tree, Artocarpus odoratissima, coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, icaco, Chrysobalanus icaco, quince, quince bush, Cydonia oblonga, loquat, loquat tree, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum, Eriobotrya japonica, apple tree, medlar, medlar tree, Mespilus germanica, plum, plum tree, plumcot, plumcot tree, apricot, apricot tree, cherry, cherry tree, almond tree, peach, peach tree, Prunus persica, nectarine, nectarine tree, Prunus persica nectarina, pear, pear tree, Pyrus communis, genipa, carambola, carambola tree, Averrhoa carambola, bilimbi, Averrhoa bilimbi, citrus, citrus tree, wild mango, dika, wild mango tree, Irvingia gabonensis, akee, akee tree, Blighia sapida, longan, lungen, longanberry, Dimocarpus longan, Euphorbia litchi, Nephelium longana, litchi, lichee, litchi tree, Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi, Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, mamoncillo, genip, ginep, Melicocca bijuga, Melicocca bijugatus, rambutan, rambotan, rambutan tree, Nephelium lappaceum, pulasan, pulassan, pulasan tree, Nephelium mutabile, mango, mango tree, Mangifera indica, hog plum, yellow mombin, yellow mombin tree, Spondias mombin, mombin, mombin tree, jocote, Spondias purpurea, persimmon, persimmon tree, star apple, caimito, Chrysophyllum cainito, sapodilla, sapodilla tree, Manilkara zapota, Achras zapota, canistel, canistel tree, Pouteria campechiana nervosa

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abkhaz: ашәырҵла (aŝwərcʼla) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Afrikaans: vrugteboom — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Aromanian: pom — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Bulgarian: овошка (ovoška) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Burmese: သီးပင် (si:pang) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Catalan: fruiter — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 果樹 /果树 (guǒshù) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Ngazidja Comorian: mri wa marunda — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Crimean Tatar: meyva teregi — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Danish: frugttræ — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Dutch: fruitboom — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Faroese: frukttræ — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Finnish: hedelmäpuu — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • French: arbre fruitier — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Galician: árbore froiteira — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • German: Obstbaum — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Hungarian: gyümölcsfa — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Icelandic: ávaxtatré — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Italian: albero da frutto — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Japanese: 果樹 (kaju) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Korean: 과수 (gwasu) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Latin: pōmus — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Latvian: augļu koks — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Lithuanian: vaismedis — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Luxembourgish: Uebstbam — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Māori: rākau whai hua — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Classical Nahuatl: xōchihcualcuahuitl — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Navajo: tsin bineestʼąʼ hólónígíí — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: frukttre — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frukttre — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Polish: drzewo owocowe — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Portuguese: árvore frutífera — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Portuguese: fruteira — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Romanian: pom — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Russian: плодо́вое де́рево (plodóvoje dérevo) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Russian: фрукто́вое де́рево (fruktóvoje dérevo) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Scottish Gaelic: meas-chraobh — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Scottish Gaelic: craobh-mheas — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Spanish: árbol frutal — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Swahili: mti wa matunda — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Swedish: fruktträd — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Telugu: పండ్ల చెట్టు (paṇḍla ceṭṭu) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Turkish: meyve ağacı — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Vietnamese: cây ăn quả — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Vietnamese: cây ăn trái — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Volapük: flukabim — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis
  • Yiddish: פֿרוכטבוים (frukhtboym) — a tree that bears a crop of edible fruit on a regular basis