Definitions and Examples of fruit, flower
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food.
Example
The apple tree produced a lot of fruit this year.
The reproductive structure of a plant that produces seeds and is usually brightly colored and scented.
Example
The garden was full of colorful flowers in the spring.
Key Differences: fruit vs flower
- 1Fruit is the mature ovary of a flowering plant, containing seeds and often edible.
- 2Flower is the reproductive structure of a plant, which produces pollen and seeds.
Effective Usage of fruit, flower
- 1Botany: Use these antonyms to describe the different parts of a plant.
- 2Cooking: Use fruit to describe the edible part of a plant that contains seeds.
- 3Gardening: Use flower to describe the colorful and scented part of a plant that attracts pollinators.
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Remember this!
The antonyms fruit and flower are parts of a plant that come after the seed has been fertilized and developed. Use these words to describe the different parts of a plant, in cooking to describe the edible part of a plant that contains seeds, and in gardening to describe the colorful and scented part of a plant that attracts pollinators.
