| frue vanner | <chemical> A moving, inclined, endless apron on which ore is concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle. Origin: Etymol. Uncertain. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| frugal | 1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application of force, materials, time, etc.; characterised by frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal housekeeper; frugal of time. "I oft admire How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit Such disproportions." (Milton) 2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal fortune. "Frugal fare." Origin: L. Frugalis, fr. Frugi, lit, for fruit; hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. Fruit: cf. F. Frugal. See Fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| frugiferous | Producing fruit; fruitful; fructiferous. Origin: L. Frugifer; frux, frugis, fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. Frugifere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| frugivora | <zoology> The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the bats which live on fruits. See Eruit bat, under Fruit. Origin: NL. See Frugivorous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| frugivorous | Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. Origin: L. Frux, frugis, fruit + vorare to devour., cf. F. Frugivore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruit | <plant biology> The seed-bearing structure in angiosperms formed from the ovary after flowering. (13 Nov 1997) |
| fruit sugar | D-fructose. See: fructose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fruit'y | Having the odour, taste, or appearance of fruit; also, fruitful. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruitage | 1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery. "The trees . . . Ambrosial fruitage bear." (Milton) 2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill. Origin: F. Fruitage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruiter | A ship for carrying fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruiterer | One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits. Origin: Cf. F. Fruitier. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruiteress | A woman who sells fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruitery | Origin: F. Fruiterie place where fruit is kept, in OF. Also, fruitage. 1. Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. 2. A repository for fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruitestere | A fruiteress. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fruiting | Pertaining to, or producing, fruit. The bearing of fruit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |