Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fructive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fruc-tive
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

fructuous; fruitful

Formal

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English fructife, fructyff, from Latin frūctus + -yf (modern -ive).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fructife, frūctus

Usage

Inflected Forms

more fructive (comparative) most fructive (superlative)

Questions

What does fructive mean?
fructuous; fruitful
Where does fructive come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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