fruitful

views updated

fruit·ful / ˈfroōtfəl/ • adj. (of a tree, a plant, or land) producing much fruit; fertile. ∎  producing good or helpful results; productive: years of fruitful collaboration the two days of talks had been fruitful. ∎  (of a person) producing many offspring.DERIVATIVES: fruit·ful·ly adv.fruit·ful·ness n.