See Also: fructuous(dictionary)

fructuous (iou)



fructuous adjective. LME.
[(Old French from) Latin fructuosus, from fructus fruit: see -OUS.]
(Of a plant) bearing much fruit, prolific; (of soil) fertile. LME.
fig. Beneficial, advantageous. LME.
fructuously adverb LME.
fructuousness noun M19.