bitter fruit
- sourSharp, biting taste
- tartSharp-flavored small pie
- unripeNot ready for harvest
- persimmonEbony family fruit
- crabappleSmall, bitter wild apple
quince · sloe · rind · pith · astringent · pucker · harvest · regret · consequence · disappointment · resentment · lesson · aftermath · toxic · poisonous · forbidden · temptation · seeds
metaphorical outcome
bitter fruitjust reward
Merited consequence for actions
bountiful harvest · blessing · windfall · triumph · payoff