Noun
くだもの
果物の中では、無花果が一番好きです。
Out of all fruit, I like figs the best.
うちの子は野さいはきらいですが、トマトだけは果物だと思っているようで食べてくれるんです。
My kid doesn't like veggies, but apparently he thinks the tomato is a fruit so he eats them.
「果物屋さんが閉まるまでに、仕事終わりそう？」「大丈夫。もし終わらなかったら明日に回すよ。」
"Do you think you’ll finish your work before the fruit shop closes?" "Don’t worry. If I can’t finish, I’ll just leave it for tomorrow."
A fruit thing is just fruit.
The reading for this is an exception, at least for the 果 portion. To remember this part, imagine yourself asking for some fruit. Could I (くだ) have some fruit, please?