fructuous
[ fruhk-choo-uh s ]
/ ˈfrʌk tʃu əs /
adjective
productive; fertile; profitable: a fructuous region, rich in natural resources.
Origin of fructuous
OTHER WORDS FROM fructuous
fruc·tu·ous·ly, adverb fruc·tu·ous·ness, noun un·fruc·tu·ous, adjectiveWords nearby fructuous
fructosan,
fructose,
fructosemia,
fructoside,
fructosuria,
fructuous,
frug,
frugal,
frugality,
frugivore,
frugivorous
Example sentences from the Web for fructuous
Another branch of this umbrageous if not fructuous tree of lunar superstition is the moon's influence on human fortune.
Moon Lore |Timothy HarleyAnd there is a full fair vale and a fructuous; and there is a fair city and a good that men clepe Neople.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville |John Mandeville
British Dictionary definitions for fructuous
fructuous
/ (ˈfrʌktjʊəs, ˈfrʊk-) /
adjective
productive or fruitful; fertile
Derived forms of fructuous
fructuously, adverb fructuousness, nounWord Origin for fructuous
C14: from Latin
frūctuōsus, from
frūctus fruit +
-ous