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Fruits are oval and green, ripening to yellow, with greenish pulp. The pith is white and about 5 mm (0.20 in) thick. Despite the name sweet lime, the fruit is more similar to a greenish orange in appearance. 'Millsweet' cultivar of limetta in growth. Moushumi or mushumbi lebu in West Bengal, India. C. limetta grows in tropical and subtropical ...
Melicoccus bijugatus is a fruit-bearing tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae, native or naturalized across the New World tropics including South and Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. Its stone-bearing fruits, commonly called quenepa, ‘’’kenèp’’’ or guinep, are edible.
A lime is a citrus fruit, which is typically round, green in color, 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 , Makrut lime (kaffir lime), finger limes , blood limes ...
Persian lime (Citrus × latifolia), also known by other common names such as seedless lime, [2] Bearss lime [3] and Tahiti lime, [3] is a citrus fruit species of hybrid origin, known only in cultivation. [2] The Persian lime is a triploid cross between Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia) and lemon (Citrus × limon). [4] [5]
Lumia, a large dry citron-like fruit that is pear shaped and not necessarily sweet. This is itself a mixed group: one member has been found to have resulted from a lemon crossing with a citron/ pomelo hybrid, [ 5 ] a second member is a micrantha /citron mix.
We all know the phrase, "don't put all your eggs in one basket." That's because it's a simple way to express an abstract idea: Too much concentrated risk can lead to disaster. Nowhere is this more ...
The oval sepals are reflexed away from the fruit, 4–6 mm long and glabrous. The fruit are reddish-purple fleshy oval berries 4–5 mm long. [5] The pollinator is unknown, but may be mosquitoes. [5] The plant is spread by birds, who eat the fruit, but is also cultivated as a decorative plant or bower, as a fiber, for medicine, [5] and food [6]
Here's something that you don't see every day, a green puppy...literally! A couple in Hancock County, Mississippi had a pregnant Pit Bull who welcomed a new litter of puppies into the world on ...