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fruitarian

noun
/fɹuːˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/UK/fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/US

Etymology

From fruit + -arian. First attested circa 1890.

  1. derived from *bʰruHg-✻
  2. derived from frūctus — “enjoyment, proceeds, profits, produce, income”
  3. derived from fruit — “produce, fruits and vegetables”
  4. inherited from fruyt
  5. suffixed as fruitarian — “fruit + arian”

Definitions

  1. A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants…

    A variant of vegetarian who intends to be limited to eating only such parts of plants whose consumption does not kill the plant (such as fruits, vegetables that can be compared to fruit, nuts and grain, but not for example tubers).

  2. Related to fruitarianism.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA