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The origin of the word lemon may be Middle Eastern. [2] The word draws from the Old French limon , then Italian limone , from the Arabic laymūn or līmūn , and from the Persian līmūn , a generic term for citrus fruit, which is a cognate of Sanskrit ( nimbū , ' lime ').
The citron (Citrus medica), historically cedrate, [ 4 ] is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind. It is said to resemble a 'huge, rough lemon'. [ 5 ] It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. [ 6 ]
Citrus is a genus of flowering trees and shrubs in the family Rutaceae. Plants in the genus produce citrus fruits, including important crops such as oranges, mandarins, lemons, grapefruits, pomelos, and limes. Citrus is native to South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Melanesia, and Australia.
Lemon: "true" lemons derive from one common hybrid ancestor, having diverged by mutation. The original lemon was a hybrid between a male citron and a female sour orange, itself a pomelo/pure-mandarin hybrid; citrons contribute half of the genome, while the other half is divided between pomelo and mandarin.
Mosambi (sweet lime) juice is a popular citrus drink in India. C. limetta is a small tree up to 8 m (26 ft) in height, with irregular branches and relatively smooth, brownish-grey bark. It has numerous thorns, 15–75 mm (0.59–2.95 in) long. The petioles are narrowly but distinctly winged, and are 8–29 mm (0.31–1.14 in) long.
Meyer lemon. Citrus × meyeri, the Meyer lemon (Chinese: 梅爾檸檬; pinyin: méiěr níngméng), [1] is a hybrid citrus fruit native to China. It is a cross between a citron and a mandarin / pomelo hybrid. [2] Mature trees are around 6 to 10 ft (2 to 3 m) tall with dark green shiny leaves. The flowers are white with a purple base and are ...
Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange (pronounced / ˈbɜːrɡəmɒt /), is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Genetic research into the ancestral origins of extant citrus cultivars found bergamot orange to be a probable hybrid of lemon (itself a hybrid between ...
Fruit curd is a dessert spread and topping usually made with citrus fruit, such as lemon, [1] lime, [2] orange, [3] grapefruit [4] or tangerine. [5] Other flavor variations include passion fruit (or lilikoi), [6][7] mango, [8] and berries such as raspberries, [9] cranberries or blackberries. [10] The basic ingredients of fruit curd are beaten ...