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Cashew :: Cashew (n.) A tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the same family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America, but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long..

Plurilocular :: Plurilocular (a.) having several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the orange are plurilocular fruits..

Quica :: Quica (n.) A small South American opossum (Didelphys quica), native of Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and fruit..

Foreign :: Foreign (a.) Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits..

Cucumber :: Cucumber (n.) A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants or fruits of several other genera. See below..

Bablah :: Bablah (n.) The ring of the fruit of several East Indian species of acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is used for dyeing drab..

Skin :: Skin (n.) The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of fruits and plants.

Fecundify :: Fecundify (v. t.) To make fruitful; to fecundate.

Premices :: Premices (n. pl.) First fruits.

Acorn :: Acorn (n.) The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody cup or cupule..

Bloom :: Bloom (n.) The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc. Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive freshness; a flush; a glow..

Dextrose :: Dextrose (n.) A sirupy, or white crystalline, variety of sugar, C6H12O6 (so called from turning the plane of polarization to the right), occurring in many ripe fruits. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also starch sugar. It is also formed from starchy food by the action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic juice..

Decorticator :: Decorticator (n.) A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also, an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit trees..

Amphicarpous :: Amphicarpous (a.) Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of ripening..

Polycarpellary :: Polycarpellary (a.) Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such fruits as the orange.

Soundness :: Soundness (n.) The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of reasoning or argument; soundness of faith..

Wilding :: Wilding (n.) A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant..

Pomelo :: Pomelo (n.) A variety of shaddock, called also grape fruit..

Motmot :: Motmot (n.) Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is derived from its note..

Bilberry :: Bilberry (n.) The European whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); also, its edible bluish black fruit..

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