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Literally “tree's thing”. Originally a compound of 木(ku, “tree”, shift from ancient ko pronunciation) + だ(da, possessive marker between two nouns, only found in a few compounds) + 物(mono, “thing”).
The medial da is also seen in 獣(kedamono, “beast”, literally “hairy thing”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓).
果物急ぎ(kudamono isogi): the act of often taking something from a selection of fruit or other sweets put out at a social gathering; a person who is quick to take items from such a selection
