There’s something refreshingly straightforward—and strangely charming—about fruits that include the word “fruit” in their actual name. Not apple, banana, or grape—those are everywhere. But passionfruit, jackfruit, starfruit? Now you’ve got our attention.
These names carry a kind of weight and a sense of curiosity. Sometimes they describe the fruit’s appearance (snake fruit), sometimes its flavor (sweet granadilla fruit), and sometimes they hint at something unexpected (miracle fruit, anyone?). The word “fruit” in the name often helps distinguish them from the plant, tree, or even unrelated foods they resemble.
This post gathers 100+ real fruits where “fruit” is an official or widely accepted part of the name. Some are familiar. Others are rare, regional, or wonderfully odd. But each one earns its spot by proudly including the word that connects them all.
Fruits with “Fruit” in Their Name (from A to Z)
- Acerola fruit (West Indian cherry fruit)
- African bread fruit
- Anchovy pear fruit
- Atemoya fruit (Cherimoya-sugar apple hybrid)
- Bacuri fruit
- Bael fruit
- Bael fruit (Wood apple)
- Bilimbi fruit (Cucumber tree fruit)
- Black currant fruit
- Black sapote fruit (Chocolate pudding fruit)
- Breadfruit
- Buddha’s hand fruit
- Butter fruit
- Cactus fruit
- Caimito fruit (Star apple)
- Camu camu fruit
- Cannonball fruit
- Carissa fruit (Natal plum)
- Chayote fruit (Vegetable pear)
- Chewing gum fruit
- Chico fruit
- Chocolate fruit
- Cudrania fruit
- Cupuacu fruit
- Custard apple fruit
- Dabai fruit
- Dead man’s fingers fruit
- Desert banana fruit
- Dragonfruit
- Duku fruit
- Egg fruit
- Elephant apple fruit
- Fe’i banana fruit
- Feijoa fruit (Pineapple guava)
- Finger lime fruit
- Fishtail palm fruit
- fruits that end with um ai
- Gac fruit
- Genip fruit (Spanish lime)
- Grapefruit
- Hala fruit
- Huito fruit
- Ice cream bean fruit
- Imbe fruit (African mangosteen)
- Indian gooseberry fruit
- Jackfruit
- Jelly palm fruit
- Jungle jalebi fruit
- Kapok fruit
- Kei apple fruit
- Kepel fruit
- Kiwano fruit
- Kundong fruit
- Lakoocha fruit
- Langsat fruit
- Malay apple fruit
- Mammee apple fruit
- Marang fruit
- Miracle fruit
- Momordica fruit
- Monk fruit
- Moriche palm fruit
- Mountain soursop fruit
- Murraya fruit
- Naranjilla fruit
- Nere fruit
- Noni fruit
- Nuppal fruit
- Oil palm fruit
- Pandanus fruit
- Passionfruit
- Peach palm fruit
- Peanut butter fruit
- Pigface fruit
- Pomato fruit
- Ponkan fruit
- Red mombin fruit
- Rose apple fruit
- Screw pine fruit
- Sea grape fruit
- Snake fruit
- Spiny monkey orange fruit
- Star fruit
- Sugar apple fruit
- Tampoi fruit
- Tuna fruit
- Ugli fruit
- Valencia orange fruit
- Vanilla fruit
- Velvet apple fruit
- Water apple fruit
- White aspen fruit
- Wild custard apple fruit
- Wild loquat fruit
- Wood apple fruit
- Yangmei fruit
- Yellow dragon fruit
- Yellow mombin fruit
- Yellow passion fruit
- Yellow sapote fruit
- Yunnan hackberry fruit
- Ziziphus jujube fruit