just-formed fruit
nounUK /dʒʌst fɔːmd fruːt/
US /dʒʌst fɔːrmd fruːt/
A fruit that has just grown and is very new.
The just-formed fruit on the tree was small and green.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A fruit that has only recently started to develop after flowering.
Bees help the just-formed fruit grow after they visit the flowers.
3. Something that is brand new and not yet fully ready.
The just-formed fruit of their idea needed more time to grow.
4. The earliest stage of a fruit's life on a plant.
We watched the just-formed fruit change from green to red.