ˈfrüd.]ij, -üt], ]ēj\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from fruiter to bear fruit (from fruit, n.) + -age
1.
a. : the condition or process of bearing fruit
b. : a quantity of fruit
a tree bending with fruitage
: yield of fruit
the bark of this tree is so beautiful itself that it would be worth planting if there were not the rich fruitage — Horticulture
c. : offspring , progeny
their marriage had five children as its fruitage
2. : the product or result of an action : good or bad effect
seldom is it given to any man to see … the fruitage of his life — Christian Century