bitter fruit

Examples (10)

• The wild berries looked tempting, but their bitter fruit made the hikers spit them out.
• Early in the season, the tree produced mostly bitter fruit that softened as it ripened.
• If the soil is too alkaline, your citrus may yield bitter fruit despite proper watering.
• She tasted the jam and frowned; it had turned into a bitter fruit preserve rather than a sweet one.
• Farmers warned that sudden frost could result in smaller, bitter fruit at harvest.
• They avoided the overripe oranges, knowing bitter fruit would spoil the salad.
• The experimental variety bore a surprisingly bitter fruit in its first year.
• After weeks of drought, the vines set few grapes, many of them astringent, bitter fruit.
• You can offset bitter fruit in a chutney by adding a touch of sugar and vinegar.
• He remembered his grandfather saying that patience can turn bitter fruit sweet.