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fruc·tu·ous
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adjective
productive; fertile; profitable:
a fructuous region, rich in natural resources.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
<
Latin
frūctuōsus,
derivative of
frūctus
fruit;
see
-ous
Related forms
fruc·tu·ous·ly,
adverb
fruc·tu·ous·ness,
noun
un·fruc·tu·ous,
adjective
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fructuous
(ˈfrʌktjʊəs, ˈfrʊk-)
—
adj
productive or fruitful; fertile
[C14: from Latin
frūctuōsus
, from
frūctus
fruit +
-ous
]
'fructuously
—
adv
'fructuousness
—
n
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