fructure
English
Etymology
From Latin frui, past participle fructus (“to enjoy”). See fruit (noun).
Noun
fructure
- (obsolete) use, fruits or enjoyment
- 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth
- fructure of the first Earth
- 1684-1690, Thomas Burnet, Sacred Theory of the Earth
References
- “fructure”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [fruːkˈtuː.rɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [frukˈtuː.re]
Participle
frūctūre
- vocative masculine singular of frūctūrus