bear fruit; fruit set
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
(of fruit trees) to bear fruit; to set fruit; to fructify
Technical term used in agriculture and horticulture describing the process where fertilized flowers develop into young fruit. Often used in discussions of crop yield and orchard management.
Guǒ果
yuán园
de的
píng苹
guǒ果
shù树
dōu都
yǐ已
zuò坐
guǒ果
。
The apple trees in the orchard have all set fruit.
Jīn今
nián年
yóu由
yú于
chūn春
hán寒
，
táo桃
shù树
zuò坐
guǒ果
lǜ率
hěn很
dī低
。
Due to the cold spring this year, the peach trees have a very low fruit set rate.
Show 1 more exampleShow fewer examples
Nóng农
mín民
zhèng正
zài在
pēn喷
sǎ洒
yào药
jì剂
yǐ以
cù促
jìn进
zuò坐
guǒ果
。
The farmers are spraying chemicals to promote fruit setting.