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  2. Longan - Wikipedia

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    The fruit of the longan is similar to that of the lychee, but is less aromatic in taste. [4] The longan (from Vietnamese long nhãn [5] or Cantonese lùhng ngáahn 龍眼, literally 'dragon eye'), is so named because the black seed within the shelled fruit creates the appearance of an eyeball. The plant is native to tropical Asia and China.

  3. Guarana - Wikipedia

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    Guaraná fruits Ripe guaraná fruits resemble human eyes. [5] According to the Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, guaranine (better known as caffeine) is found in guaraná and is identical to caffeine derived from other sources, like coffee, tea, kola nut, and Ilex. Guaranine, theine, and mateine are all synonyms for caffeine when the ...

  4. Actaea pachypoda - Wikipedia

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    Actaea pachypoda fruit in Putnam, Connecticut. The white flowers are produced in spring in a dense raceme about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The plant's most striking feature is its fruit, a 1 cm (1 ⁄ 2 in) diameter white berry, whose size, shape, and black stigma scar give the species its other common name, "doll's eyes". The pedicels thicken and ...

  5. Check out these exotic fruits we didn’t even know existed - AOL

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    These exotic fruits look like they’re from another planet 🥥🥭

  6. The Most Surprising Fruits Commonly Mistaken for Vegetables - AOL

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    Merriam-Webster defines "fruit" as "the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant." Most often, these seed plants are sweet and enjoyed as dessert (think berries and melons), but some ...

  7. Unusually shaped fruits and vegetables - Wikipedia

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    An unusually-shaped eggplant which looks like a nose Unusually shaped fruits and vegetables have shapes that are not in line with their normal body plans . While some examples are just oddly shaped, others are heralded for their amusing appearance, often because they resemble a body part such as the buttocks or genitalia .

  8. 5 fruit myths dietitians want you to stop believing ... - AOL

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    To put it in perspective, a 1-cup serving of fruit looks like one medium apple, pear, nectarine or orange (about the size of your fist), two to three kiwis, eight large strawberries, a medium ...

  9. List of citrus fruits - Wikipedia

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    Like the Rangpur lime and rough lemon, it is a hybrid of a mandarin orange (C. reticulata) and a citron (C. medica), with the citron being the pollen parent and the mandarin being the seed parent. The fruit is moderately large (around the size of an orange), seedy, round and slightly elongated, and yellow-orange in color. Yukou: Citrus yuko