fructuous en · ADJ
Etymology
From Latin fructuōsus.
Meanings
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(rare) fruitful
1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation ... and there is a fulle fair vale and a fructuouse, and there is a fair cytee and a gode, that men clepen Neople.
As fruits of hotter countries, transearthed in colder climates, have vigour enough in themselves to be fructuous according to their nature: but, that they are hindered by the chilling nips of the air, and the soil, wherein they are planted.
1904, Owen Felltham, William Henry Oliphant Smeaton, Resolves:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more fructuous | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most fructuous | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |