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Definition of Fruitarian
1. Noun. 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). The purest '''fruitarians''' do not want to destroy even the seeds. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Fruitarian
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fruitarian
Literary usage of Fruitarian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diagnosis from the Eye: A New Art of Diagnosing with Perfect Certainty from by Henry Edward Lane (1904)
"The fruitarian Diet. In the following we give a short dissertation on diet, ...
We take the standpoint of the fruitarian or vegetarian, non-irritating, ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"The nutritive value of the fruitarian diet is perhaps most clearly shown in the
case of one of these subjects, a university student, who though entirely ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1903)
"Although some of the dietaries showed that it is quite possible to obtain the
needed protein and energy from a fruitarian diet, the majority of those ..."
4. Dietetics; Or, Food in Health and Disease: Or Food in Health and Disease by William Tibbles (1914)
"The fruitarian Diet.—Numerous experiments in metabolism have shown that it is
possible for some persons to maintain their nitrogen balance in equilibrium ..."
5. Vitality, fasting and nutrition: A Physiological Study of the Curative Power by Hereward Carrington (1908)
"By all means I should advise the patient, who is breaking his fast—and whose
appetite may then be considered normal— to adopt this fruitarian diet, ..."
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