"fruit-time" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} fruit-time
  1. (dated, obsolete, literary) The time when plants bear fruit. Tags: dated, literary, obsolete
    Sense id: en-fruit-time-en-noun-MOGp6CJV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. (by extension, figurative) The time when something is mature. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-fruit-time-en-noun-hux66zLX

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