Synonyms and antonyms of Fruits in British 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 green, yellow, or red skin, which is called 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

beef tomato (noun)

British 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

blackcurrant (noun)

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

bramble (noun)

a blackberry

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 grey-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 US, 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 cooking 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 sultana

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

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-coloured 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 towards 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-coloured 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

redcurrant (noun)

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 coloured skin

satsuma (noun)

a fruit similar to a small orange but with a loose skin and without seeds

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 is the shape of a star when you cut it 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