repeat-fruiting
|re-peat-fruit-ing|
/rɪˈpiːt ˈfruːtɪŋ/
produce fruit again
Etymology
'repeat-fruiting' is an English compound built from 'repeat' and 'fruiting'. 'repeat' ultimately comes from Latin 'repetere' (re- meaning 'again' and petere meaning 'to seek/aim for'), and 'fruiting' derives from Old French 'fruit' and Latin 'fructus' (from 'frui', meaning 'to enjoy, to use').
'repeat' passed into English via Latin 'repetere' > Old French forms (e.g. 'repeter') > Middle English and became modern 'repeat'. 'fruit' came from Latin 'fructus' via Old French 'fruit' into Middle English; 'fruiting' is the present-participle/derived noun form meaning 'producing fruit'. These parts combined in modern English to form the compound 'repeat-fruiting'.
Individually, 'repeat' initially meant 'to do again' and 'fruit/fruiting' meant 'production of fruit'; combined as 'repeat-fruiting' the meaning specialized to indicate 'producing fruit again or repeatedly during a season', a horticultural trait.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the trait or behavior of a plant (or variety) that produces fruit more than once during a growing season; repeatedly bearing fruit.
Repeat-fruiting is a desirable trait in many home-garden strawberry cultivars.
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Adjective 1
describing a plant or variety that bears fruit repeatedly (more than once) within a season.
Growers prefer repeat-fruiting varieties for extended harvests.
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