a barren fruit-tree

  • 1Barren oak — Oak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D. eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and… …

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  • 2barren — bar|ren [ berən ] adjective 1. ) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there a ) a barren place is dry and empty, with few plants growing: DESOLATE: a remote and barren island b ) a barren tree or plant does not produce any fruit 2. ) without …

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  • 3barren — UK [ˈbærən] / US [ˈberən] adjective 1) barren land is dry and plants cannot grow there a) a barren place is dry and empty, with few plants growing a remote and barren island b) a barren tree or plant does not produce any fruit 2) a) without any… …

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  • 4barren — bar|ren [ˈbærən] adj [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: baraine] 1.) land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it ▪ Thousands of years ago the surface was barren desert. 2.) old fashioned unable to produce children or baby animals …

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  • 5barren — adjective 1 land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it: a barren mountainous area 2 old use a woman or a female animal who is barren cannot produce children or baby animals; infertile (2) 3 a tree or plant that is barren does not… …

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  • 6barren — adjective 1》 (of land) too poor to produce much or any vegetation.     ↘(of a tree or plant) not producing fruit or seed. 2》 (of a female animal) unable to bear young. 3》 bleak and lifeless. 4》 (barren of) devoid of. noun (barrens) chiefly N.… …

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  • 7Cursing the fig tree — Byzantine icon of the cursing of the fig tree. Major events in Jesus life from the Gospels Nativity of Jesus Baptism Temptation Ministry Commissioning …

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  • 8Olive (fruit) — ambox type = style text = To comply with Wikipedia s , this #ifeq:{section|}|yes|section|{2|article} may need to be rewritten. #if:{1|}|Reason: {1} Please help [fullurl:FULLPAGENAME|action=edit improve this article] . The discussion page may… …

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  • 9bear fruit — verb To succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task. After several barren years it was good to see the trees bearing fruit …

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  • 10Rosales — ▪ plant order Introduction  the rose order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, 261 genera, and more than 7,700 species. Rosales, which is in the Rosid I group among the core eudicots, is related to other orders with members …

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