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  • 111fruit|er — «FROO tuhr», noun. 1. a cargo ship for carrying fruit. 2. a tree that produces fruit. 3. a fruit grower …

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  • 112fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine — n. The principle that evidence obtained for a criminal trial through an illegal search or illegal interrogation of a witness is tainted and therefore inadmissible against the defendant because it violates the guarantee of due process. The… …

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  • 113tree of knowledge — n. Bible the tree whose fruit Adam and Eve tasted in disobedience of God: Gen. 2, 3: in full tree of knowledge of good and evil * * * …

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  • 114tree of knowledge of good and evil — tree′ of knowl′edge of good′ and e′vil n. bib the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that was tasted by Adam and Eve. Gen. 2:17; 3:6–24. Also called tree′ of knowl′edge • Etymology: 1535 …

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  • 115tree of knowledge — n. Bible the tree whose fruit Adam and Eve tasted in disobedience of God: Gen. 2, 3: in full tree of knowledge of good and evil …

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  • 116tree of life — n. Bible 1. a tree in the Garden of Eden bearing fruit which, if eaten, gave everlasting life: Gen. 2:9; 3:22 2. a tree in the heavenly Jerusalem whose leaves are for healing the nations: Rev. 22:2 …

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  • 117fruit — früt n, often attrib 1) the usu. edible reproductive body of a seed plant esp one having a sweet pulp associated with the seed <the fruit of the tree> 2) a product of fertilization in a plant with its modified envelopes or appendages specif …

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  • 118tree of knowledge — tree of the Garden of Eden with the forbidden fruit eaten by Eve …

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  • 119tree of life — tree from the Garden of Eden whose fruit gave everlasting life …

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  • 120fruit farming — Introduction       growing of fruit crops, including nuts, primarily for use as human food.       The subject of fruit and nut production deals with intensive culture of perennial plants, the fruits of which have economic significance (a nut is a …

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