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Turmeric (/ ˈ t ɜːr m ər ɪ k, ˈ tj uː-/), [2] [3] (botanical name Curcuma longa (/ ˈ k ɜːr k j ʊ m ə ˈ l ɒ ŋ ɡ ə /), [4] [5]) is a flowering plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae.It is a perennial, rhizomatous, herbaceous plant native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia that requires temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and high annual rainfall to ...
Moringa oleifera is a fast-growing, drought-resistant tree of the family Moringaceae, native to the Indian subcontinent and used extensively in South and Southeast Asia. [2] Common names include moringa, [3] drumstick tree[3] (from the long, slender, triangular seed-pods), horseradish tree[3] (from the taste of the roots, which resembles ...
Vanilla is a spice derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, primarily obtained from pods of the flat-leaved vanilla (V. planifolia). [1] Vanilla is not autogamous, so pollination is required to make the plants produce the fruit from which the vanilla spice is obtained. [2] In 1837, Belgian botanist Charles François Antoine Morren discovered ...
Cumin (/ ˈ k ʌ m ɪ n /, [2] [3] / ˈ k juː m ɪ n /; [2] [3] US also / ˈ k uː m ɪ n /; [2] Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the Irano-Turanian Region. [4] Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
Open fruit of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), showing the seeds from which annatto is extracted. Annatto (/ əˈnætoʊ / or / əˈnɑːtoʊ /) is an orange-red condiment and food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical parts of the Americas. [1] It is often used to impart a yellow to red-orange ...
Rose hips from Rosa rugosa (beach rose) Sweet-briar ssp. complete with persistent sepals at the end of the fully ripened hip, backward pointing thorns and hairs covering the pedicels and fruiting body. The rose hip or rosehip, also called rose haw and rose hep, is the accessory fruit of the various species of rose plant.
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed.
Fruit (plant structure) Fruits are the mature ovary or ovaries of one or more flowers. They are found in three main anatomical categories: aggregate fruits, multiple fruits, and simple fruits. In some fruits, the edible portion is not derived from the ovary, but rather from the aril, such as the mangosteen or pomegranate, and the pineapple from ...