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fructuous
fruc·tu·ous
[
frúkchoo əss,
frkchoo əss
]
adjective
Definition:
fertile in fruit:
productive of much fruit, or full of fruit
(
formal
)
[
14th century. Directly or via Old French< Latin
fructuosus
<
fructus
"fruit" (see
fruit
)
]
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