1.
fruit (botanical/formal)
The mature ovary of a flowering plant, typically containing seeds. A formal or technical term for fruit.
2.
fruits (of labor); results
Figuratively, the results or rewards of one's efforts or work.
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More formal and technical than 果物; common in botany and on labels (果実飲料, fruit drinks).
Similar words
- 果物: the everyday word for sweet edible fruit
- 実: fruit, nut, berry (native word; any plant's fruit)
- フルーツ: fruit (loanword; desserts and shops)
In botany 果実 also covers tomatoes and cucumbers, which nobody calls 果物.
Compounds
- 果実酒: fruit liqueur
- 果実ジュース: fruit juice
- 乾燥果実: dried fruit
COMMON COLLOCATIONS (figurative):
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果物 (fruit (everyday word))
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実る (to bear fruit)
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フルーツ (fruit)
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果樹園 (orchard)
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果汁 (fruit juice)