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name(s) Image Taxonomic name/constituents Notes Orange: Bergamot orange: Citrus bergamia: Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange, is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green colour similar to a lime, depending on ripeness.
The fruit goes by many English-language names around the world. "Chayote", the common American English name of the fruit (outside of Louisiana) is from the Spanish word chayote, a derivative of the Nahuatl word chayohtli (pronounced [t͡ʃaˈjoʔt͡ɬi]). [5] It is known as pataste in Honduras and güisquil in both western Honduras and El Salvador.
The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were ...
Greengage fruit originated in the Middle East. [2] Though "Green Gages" were previously thought to have been first imported into England from France in 1724 by Sir William Gage, 7th Baronet, [3] a greengage seed was found embedded [clarification needed] in a 15th-century building in Hereford. [4]
The fruits are oval, dark green when immature, with a leathery, inedible skin that turns yellow-green during maturity. [5] They can be up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long, ( individuals up to fifteen inches (35 centimeters) have been reported) [10] with a moderately firm texture, and may weigh 15 lb (6.8 kg). [5]
A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, lime green in colour, 3–6 centimetres (1.2–2.4 in) in diameter, and contains acidic juice vesicles. [1] There are several species of citrus trees whose fruits are called limes, including the Key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia), Persian lime, kaffir lime, finger lime, blood lime, and desert lime.
Ripening is the sequence of changes within the fruit from maturity to the beginning of decay. These changes involve the conversion of starches to sugars, a decrease in acids, softening, and a change in the fruit's colour. [35] Citrus fruits are non-climacteric and respiration slowly declines and the production and release of ethylene is gradual ...
The Dutch name in turn has uncertain etymology, but is possibly derived from Dutch pompel 'swollen' or pompoen 'pumpkin', combined with limoes 'lemon, citrus fruit', influenced by Portuguese limões with the same meaning. An alternative possibility is that the Dutch name derives from Portuguese pomos limões 'citrus fruit'. [12]