fruitarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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).
adj
  1. Related to fruitarianism.

Pronunciation

/fɹuːˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ /fɹuˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Rho9998-fruitarian.wav

Word forms

fruitarian fruitarians

Etymology

From fruit + -arian. First attested circa 1890.

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