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Calyx

In botany, calyx is a collective term for all of the sepals, structural components of the flower.

Cantaloupe

A variety of melon (Cucumis melo var. reticulates) having a tan rind with netlike ridges and the sweet fragrant orange flesh.

Capsule

A covering that is used on the top and at the neck of a wine bottle to protect the cork.

Cherry

Any of a variety of fruit grown on a shrub or also on small shrub-like tree that are not considered domestic tree cherries. Some of the varieties of Bush Cherries include the Nanking cherry, Hansen's Bush cherry, Pin cherry, Sand cherry, Joy Cherry, Chinese Bush cherry, Korean Bush cherry, and also the Chokecherry. Bush cherries are universally used to make pies, baked sweets, jams, jellies, syrups, juices, and also concentrate.

Citron

A mid-sized to large citrus fruit that is grown in quite a lot of different variations, all similar in taste and aroma. The citron has a thick rough skin, which provides a very bitter taste, typically considered unpalatable. When candied, the peel becomes translucent and more attractive as a garnish or ingredient in marmalades and jams

Citrus

Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the family Rutaceae, originate in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asia. The plants are great shrubs or small trees, reaching 5-17 m tall, with spiny shoots and alternately prearranged evergreen leaves with an entire margin.

Compound Fruits

A compound fruit is one, which develops from several ovaries in either a single flower or even multiple flowers . Conversely, a simple fruit develops only from one ovary.

Custard Apple

The Custard-apple (Annona reticulate) is known in English as bullock's heart or bull's heart, does a species of Annona, native to the tropical New World, prefer a low elevation, and a warm, humid climate. It is a very small deciduous or even semi-evergreen tree reaching 12 m tall. The leaves are alternate, simple, oblong-lanceolate, 10-13 cm long and 5-12 cm broad. The flowers are produced in clusters, each flower 2-3 cm across, with six yellow-green petals.

Cypsela

A dry, indehiscent, one-seeded fruit that is formed from an inferior ovary. Common to the Astraea family.

Canistel

The Canistel is an evergreen tree national to southern Mexico & Central United States. The canistel grows up to ten meters (33 ft) high, & produces orange-yellow fruit, also called yellow sapote, up to 7 centimeters long, which are poisonous if eaten raw. Canistel flesh is sweet, with a surface often compared to that of a cooked egg yolk, hence its colloquial name of "eggfruit." It is closely related to the Mamey sapote & abiu.




Strawberry is not a berry
Orangutans love mangoes
Apples have 25% air
Tomato is a fruit!
Banana-a cure for heartburn
200 seeds
Pumpkins and avocados are fruits
Dark green vegetables are more Vitamin C rich
Banana is not a fruit in reality.
Bananas are easily digestible
Cockroach repellent fruit
An apple tree can produce 400 apples a year
Bilberries improve night vision
Cherry seeds believed to have satanic power
Watermelon used to carry water
Worlds favorite fruit
Strawberries and cashews have seeds outside them
Kiwi is rich in Vitamin C
Oranges help fight anti-aging
Eating fruits avoids miscarriage
Eating fruits reduce the risk of diseases
Lemon is a good source of Vitamin C-Prevents Scurvy
7000 apples
Grapes do not ripen once plucked
Banana slip accidents in Britain
Quick ripening
 Lemons kill bacteria
Pear-wood is hard
Banana-the 1st fruit on earth
Apple stuck in Adam's throat
Cabbage-a water vegetable
Banana ripens quickly in brown paper bag
Peanut is the main Main component of nitroglycerine
Leaves of raspberry help to regulate menstrual cycles
Lime oil is useful to cool fevers
Durian is one of the world's biggest fruit
Avocado leaves are harmful to animals
Dried fruits contain more calories than fresh fruits
An apple is a very refreshing tonic for oily skin
Eating fresh figs during pregnancy helps from prolonged labor
Gibbons prefer to eat fruits twice a day
avocados are the world’s most nutritious fruit
Eating grapefruit protect from diabetes
Babaco is gorgeous torpedo shaped fruit
Sapodilla is a uniquely tasted fruit
Bilimbi fruit is more effective for several human ailments
Chempedak fruit is really not too big
Damson fruit is more effective to create fruit paste or cheese
The name pine-apple was the original name for a pine cone
Pineapples used in blood tests
Kiwis were once known as Chinese gooseberries
Eating an apple is a more reliable method of staying awake
Pineapples are berries, just like strawberries and blueberries
A half-cup of figs has as much calcium as a half-cup of milk
There are over 200 different known species of raspberries
Blackberry juice was used to dye cloth navy blue and indigo
Black currant juice can be used to soothe sore throats and colds
Delicious oranges in the world are grown in Florida
Eggplants are actually fruits

Special fruits for this week

Banana

 

Banana

Store ripe bananas outside for 3 days or in the refrigerator for several days. It is rich in carbohydrates, low in fat, high in potassium and Vitamin C.  (Read more)

Grapes Grapes

Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil.   (Read more)

Mandarin Orange

Mandarin Orange

Mandarin oranges are mostly available during December and January. Good source of Vitamin C and Copper.   (Read more)


 
 

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