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Latin 'fruor,' and unconscious therefore that the derivative 'fructus' must always, in right use, mean an _enjoyed_ thing, they generalize every mature vegetable product under the term; and we find Dr. Gray coolly telling us that there is no fruit so "likely to be mistaken for a seed," as a grain of corn!
Proserpina, Volume 1 Studies Of Wayside Flowers John Ruskin 1859
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Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Archive 2009-06-01 Michelle 2009
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Ego vos elegi de mundo, ut eatis, et fructum afferatis et fructus vester maneat.
Archive 2009-05-01 bls 2009
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Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Iesus.
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Benedicta tu in mulieribus, et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
Column: Stretched between heaven and earth Michelle 2009
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THE WORD “FRUIT” comes from the Latin fruor, which means “to delight in,” and fructus, which means enjoyment, pleasure and gratification.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The word comes from the Latin usus, to use, and fructus, fruit.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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THE WORD “FRUIT” comes from the Latin fruor, which means “to delight in,” and fructus, which means enjoyment, pleasure and gratification.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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The word comes from the Latin usus, to use, and fructus, fruit.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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THE WORD “FRUIT” comes from the Latin fruor, which means “to delight in,” and fructus, which means enjoyment, pleasure and gratification.
The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008
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