A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

frux, gen. sg. frugis (s.f.III), abl. sg. fruge, fruit, produce; “fruits of the earth (that may be enoyed), produce of the fields, pulse, legumes (whereas fructus denotes chiefly tree fruit, and frumentum halm-fruit (grain)); sometimes also, in general, for fruits (grain, tree-fruit, etc.); like ‘fructus,’ = result success, value; (Lewis & Short); see fruit; br>

       singular       plural            
         m. (and f.)  
Nom.  frux          fruges         
Gen.  frugis        frugum      
Dat.  frugi         frugibus     
Acc.  frugem        fruges       
Abl.   fruge         frugibus

- (as a result) frux industriae, the fruit of industry.br>
- frugibus roburneis, with the fruits of an oak.br>
- frugibus rupta congestis horrea, a barn bursting with produce crowded together. br>
- terrae fruges bacaeve arborum, the produce of the earth or the fruits of the trees.br>