noun
natural fruits
Legal term referring to products of nature, such as crops, fruit, or offspring of animals, as distinguished from civil fruits (e.g., rent, interest).
民法では、天然果実は元物から分離した時に独立の物となる。
Under the Civil Code, natural fruits become independent things when they are separated from the original thing.
法定果実 (civil fruits) refers to income derived from legal relationships, such as rent or interest, while 天然果実 refers to physical products of nature.
Compound of 天然 (natural) and 果実 (fruit, product). The term is a direct translation of the legal concept 'natural fruits' in civil law.