produce

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But the produce is amazing - and they carry a ton of locally grown items - and very well priced.

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  1. transitive verb To bring forth; yield: a plant that produces pink flowers.
  2. transitive verb To create by physical or mental effort: produce a tapestry; produce a poem.
  3. transitive verb To manufacture: factories that produce cars and trucks.
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  • So what kinds of common labor everyday type jobs will this produce is my question? —  Columbia Missourian: Latest Articles
  • Whether the air actually has non-negligible weight compared to the rest of the produce is a different question altogether. —  WordPress.com News
  • Check back in two years and we'll see if there has been a significant change in American produce display and purchasing. —  Aroma Cucina
  • Interestingly the word product / produce comes from the Latin pro - forth + ducere - to lead. —  David Michael Bruno
  • Strange as it may seem, they are of more intrinsic value than the richest mines of Potosi; yet their produce is all on the surface, and to be obtained but with little labour. —  A Voyage round the World A book for boys
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commodity ·  crop ·  grain ·  vegetable ·  corn ·  export ·  product ·  merchandise ·  tobacco ·  provision ·  sugar ·  wine

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produce:   producing ·  produced ·  produces
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  1. Middle English producen, to proceed, extend, from Latin prōdūcere, to extend, bring forth : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + dūcere, to lead; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French produire = Provencal produire = Spanish producir = Portuguese produzir = Italian producere, from Latin producere, lead forth or forward, bring forward, draw or stretch out, extend, prolong, conduct, etc., bring forth, bear, etc., from pro, forth, forward, + ducere, lead, bring: see duct.
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