diff --git a/dat/data.base b/dat/data.base
index 51217b2ab..83bff1b54 100644
--- a/dat/data.base
+++ b/dat/data.base
@@ -1916,6 +1916,9 @@ fox
 	away with his nose in the air, saying: "I am sure they are
 	sour."
 		[ Aesop's Fables ]
+fruit
+fruitname
+	They say this is edible.  Some adventurers have strange tastes.
 *fung*
 	Fungi, division of simple plants that lack chlorophyll, true
 	stems, roots, and leaves.  Unlike algae, fungi cannot