Synonyms and antonyms of Fruits in American Thesaurus

ackee (noun)

a red fruit from West Africa and the Caribbean that is eaten as a vegetable and grows on an ackee tree. It is poisonous until it is ripe (=has grown to its full size and is ready to eat).

apple (noun)

a hard round fruit that is white inside and has a smooth red, yellow, or green skin, which is called a peel when it has been removed. The middle part of the apple containing the seeds is called the core. Apples grow on apple trees.

apricot (noun)

a soft fruit with an orange-yellow skin and a large hard seed inside

avocado (noun)

a fruit with green or black skin, a very large seed in the middle, and pale green flesh that does not taste sweet. It is usually eaten raw in salads.

banana (noun)

a long curved fruit with a yellow skin

beefsteak tomato (noun)

a type of large firm tomato

bilberry (noun)

a small fruit with a dark blue skin that grows in northern Europe

blackberry (noun)

a small soft dark fruit that grows on a bush called a blackberry bush or bramble

black currant (noun)

a small soft dark fruit that grows especially in Europe on a bush called a black currant bush

blood orange (noun)

a type of orange with red flesh and juice

blueberry (noun)

a small dark blue fruit that grows on a bush and is very common in North America

breadfruit (noun)

a large round fruit that looks like bread after you have cooked it

calabash (noun)

a large tropical fruit whose thick hard skin is dried and used as a container or drum

cantaloupe (noun)

a large round fruit with a thick gray-green skin and sweet orange flesh. A cantaloupe is a type of melon.

cherry (noun)

a small round red or black fruit

cherry tomato (noun)

a type of very small tomato

citron (noun)

a fruit similar to a large lemon

clementine (noun)

a fruit similar to a small orange

coconut (noun)

the white flesh of a coconut

cooking apple (noun)

a type of large green apple that tastes very sour and is used in cooking

crab apple (noun)

a very small sour apple

cranberry (noun)

a small sour red fruit that grows on a bush

currant (noun)

a small round fruit that may be red, black, or white, and grows on a currant bush

damson (noun)

a soft round fruit with purple skin, like a small plum

date (noun)

a sweet brown sticky fruit with a hard narrow seed inside that grows on palm trees

dewberry (noun)

a small black or blue-black fruit similar to a blackberry that grows in the U.S., or the bush it grows on

durian (noun)

a large tropical fruit with a strong, unpleasant smell but a sweet flavour

eating apple (noun)

an apple that you eat raw, not a baking apple

elderberry (noun)

a small round black fruit that grows on an elder tree

fig (noun)

a soft fruit with purple or green skin and a lot of small seeds inside. It grows on a fig tree.

golden raisin (noun)

American a small light brown raisin (=a type of dried fruit)

gooseberry (noun)

a small green fruit with a sour taste that grows on a bush and can be cooked to make sweet foods

gourd (noun)

a type of fruit with a hard thick skin. Some gourds can be cooked and eaten.

grape (noun)

a small green or purple fruit that grows in bunches on a vine, often used for making wine

grapefruit (noun)

a fruit like a large orange that is yellow on the outside, yellow or red inside, and has sour juice

greengage (noun)

a soft fruit that has a green skin and a large hard seed inside. It grows on a tree and is a type of plum.

guava (noun)

a large tropical fruit with green or yellow skin. It is pink inside.

hip (noun)

a rose hip

honeydew melon (noun)

a melon (=type of large round fruit) with yellow skin and sweet white or green flesh

huckleberry (noun)

a small purple fruit that grows on bushes in North America

jackfruit (noun)

a piece of fruit from the jackfruit tree

kiwi (noun)

a kiwi fruit

kiwi fruit (noun)

a fruit with green flesh, small black seeds, and a brown skin

kumquat (noun)

a fruit like a very small orange, often used in jam

lemon (noun)

fruit with a hard yellow skin and sour juice. It grows on a lemon tree. Lemons are citrus fruits

lime (noun)

a fruit with a hard green skin and sour juice that grows on a lime tree

litchi ()

another spelling of lychee

loganberry (noun)

a small soft purple fruit that looks like a large raspberry

lychee (noun)

a small round white fruit from China

mandarin (noun)

a mandarin orange

mandarin orange (noun)

a fruit similar to a small orange, but with looser skin

mango (noun)

a soft sweet tropical fruit with a red or green skin that is yellow inside and has a large hard seed in the middle

maraschino (noun)

a maraschino cherry

maraschino cherry (noun)

a bright red cherry stored in maraschino and used as a decoration for drinks or cakes

melon (noun)

a large round fruit that has a hard green or yellow skin and soft orange, green, or white flesh inside

mulberry (noun)

a small purple or white fruit that grows on the mulberry tree

naartjie (noun)

South African a small citrus fruit such as a tangerine, clementine, satsuma, or mandarin orange

navel orange (noun)

a type of orange that has no seeds

nectarine (noun)

a fruit with smooth thin skin and a large seed. It is a type of peach.

olive (noun)

a small black or green fruit that grows in Mediterranean countries and is eaten as food or used for its oil. It grows on an olive tree. A place where there are a lot of olive trees is called an olive grove.

orange (noun)

a round fruit that has a hard orange-colored skin called peel, and that divides into parts called segments. It grows on an orange tree.

papaya (noun)

a fruit with green and yellow skin that has soft, sweet orange flesh and small black seeds inside. It grows on trees in hot countries.

passion fruit (noun)

a sweet juicy fruit with purple skin and lots of seeds inside

pawpaw (noun)

a papaya

peach (noun)

a fruit with a furry yellowish-pink skin that is yellow inside and has a large hard seed. It grows on a peach tree.

pear (noun)

a fruit that is smaller toward the stem end, is white inside, and has yellow, green, or brown skin. It grows on a pear tree.

persimmon (noun)

a soft sweet fruit that looks like a large orange-colored tomato and grows on a persimmon tree

pineapple (noun)

a large fruit that is yellow and juicy inside and has a thick yellow-brown skin with sharp points on it

plantain (noun)

a type of banana (=long yellow fruit) used as a vegetable in cooking Caribbean and African foods

plum (noun)

a small round fruit with purple, red, or yellow skin and a large hard seed inside. It grows on a plum tree.

plum tomato (noun)

a tomato shaped like an egg

pomegranate (noun)

a round fruit that has a hard skin and many thick seeds inside

prickly pear (noun)

a plant that grows in the desert, with a fruit that is covered with sharp needles, or the fruit of this plant

quince (noun)

a hard round fruit that looks like a yellow apple and can be eaten only when it is cooked. It is usually used for making jelly.

raspberry (noun)

a small soft red fruit that grows on a bush

red currant (noun)

mainly British a very small soft red fruit

rhubarb (noun)

a plant with long red or pink stems that people cook and eat as a fruit

rose hip (noun)

a small red fruit that grows on a rose bush

russet (noun)

a type of apple with russet colored skin

sloe (noun)

a small sour fruit with a purple skin. It grows on a bush called a blackthorn.

starfruit (noun)

a tropical fruit with soft yellow skin that has the shape of a star when cut in half

strawberry (noun)

a small soft red fruit with a lot of very small seeds on its skin

tamarind (noun)

a small soft fruit with sticky brown skin

tangerine (noun)

a fruit similar to a small orange but with loose skin that is more easily removed

tomato (noun)

a round red fruit eaten as a vegetable raw in salads or cooked

tsamma (noun)

a type of wild watermelon that grows in some parts of South Africa

watermelon (noun)

a large round fruit that has a hard green skin outside and is red with small black seeds inside