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    If you are talking about several different kinds of fruit, it is generally acceptable to use fruits. Your example of strawberry, raspberry and cranberry fruits is an instance of this. Commented May 13, 2011 at 1:44
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    It's also quite redundant, since "fruits" would be assumed unless you specified the flowers, leaves, roots or bark of the plants that bear the fruit. (Infusions of wood are, I suppose, possible, but extremely rare.) Commented Jun 24, 2011 at 3:43
  • This really begs someone to give a snappy distinction between “fruit of one’s loins” (one’s offspring) and “fruits of one’s loins” (either one’s male packaging, or one’s gay offspring). Sorry. :) Commented May 2, 2012 at 21:36
  • Regarding the example above: "... strawberry, raspberry and cranberry fruits" - is incorrect. The word "fruits" applies only to the cranberry. Many cranberries are still called fruit. "... strawberry fruit, raspberry fruit, and cranberry fruit" is clear but a bit long-winded. "... a few fruits like strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry" may be better, as the word "fruits" applies to all 3. "... fruit like strawberry, raspberry, and cranberry" may be best, as the word "fruits" is not used and creates less confusion. Commented Apr 21, 2021 at 23:03