Definitions For Hesperidium

Noun

{{en-noun, hesperidia}} Any of several kinds of berry, true berries, including citrus fruit such as the lemon and lime, which have pulpy interiors and leathery skins containing aromatic oils.

Coordinate terms

berry drupe pome

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 柑果, tr=gānguǒ Esperanto: hesperidio French: hespéride, f Galician: hesperidio, m German: Hesperidium, n, Endokarpbeere, f Hungarian: citrusgyümölcs, citrusféle gyümölcs Italian: esperidio, m Japanese: 柑果 (かんか, kanka, sc=Jpan) Portuguese: hesperídio, m Russian: гесперидий, m Spanish: hesperidio, m Tagalog: bultasbunga Welsh: orenffrwyth, m

Etymology

Linnaeus gave the name Hesperideae to an order containing the genus citrus, in allusion to the golden apples of the {{w, Hesperides}}. The hesperid- stem is now used to form technical terms, such as hesperidin, relating to the citrus fruits.