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   fruitful

   /ˈfruːtf(ʊ)l/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a tree, plant, or land) producing much fruit; fertile: "this seed will grow into a lovely fruitful tree" Similar fruit-bearingfructiferousfruitingfertilefecundhigh-yieldinglushabundantprofuseprolificbounteousgenerativeprogenitiverare:fructuousOpposite infertile
   • ▪ producing good or helpful results; productive: "memoirs can be a fruitful source of information" Similar productiveconstructiveusefulof useworthwhilehelpfulof helpof assistancebeneficialvaluablerewardingprofitableadvantageousgainfulsuccessfuleffectiveeffectualwell spentOpposite fruitlessfutile
   • ▪ (of a person) producing many offspring: "and God said unto them, Be fruitful and multiply"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fruitfully adverb
   • 2. fruitfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • F

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   • R

     1

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   • F

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   • U

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   • L

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