List of fruits
List of Fruits
A List of Fruits is a comprehensive compilation of various types of fruits that are consumed by humans. Fruits are the mature ovaries of flowering plants, typically sweet or sour, and edible in the raw state.
Apple
Apple (/ˈæpəl/; from Old English æppel) is a sweet, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (Malus domestica). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus Malus.
Related terms: Apple tree, Malus domestica
Banana
Banana (/bəˈnɑːnə/; from Wolof banaana) is an elongated, edible fruit produced by several kinds of large herbaceous flowering plants in the genus Musa.
Related terms: Musa, Herbaceous plant
Cherry
Cherry (/ˈtʃɛri/; from Middle English cherie) refers to both the tree and the fleshy fruit (drupes) produced by members of the Prunus genus.
Date
Date (/deɪt/; from Greek daktulos, "finger") is the fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera). It is a sweet fruit that has been cultivated since approximately 6000 B.C.
Related terms: Date palm, Phoenix dactylifera
Elderberry
Elderberry (/ˈɛldərˌbɛri/; from Old English ellen, "elder tree") is the fruit of the flowering plant species in the Sambucus genus.
Related terms: Sambucus, Flowering plant
Fig
Fig (/fɪɡ/; from Old French figue) is the fruit of the fig tree (Ficus), which is a member of the mulberry family.
Related terms: Fig tree, Ficus, Mulberry
Grape
Grape (/ɡreɪp/; from Old French grape) is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus Vitis.
Related terms: Vitis, Berry, Flowering plant
Huckleberry
Huckleberry (/ˈhʌkəlˌbɛri/; from Middle English hurtleberry) is a name used in North America for several plants in the family Ericaceae, in two closely related genera: Vaccinium and Gaylussacia.
Related terms: Ericaceae, Vaccinium, Gaylussacia
Kiwi
Kiwi (/ˈkiːwiː/; from Maori kiwi) or kiwifruit is the edible berry of several species of woody vines in the genus Actinidia.
Related terms: Actinidia, Berry, Woody plant
Lemon
Lemon (/ˈlɛmən/; from Old French limon) is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to South Asia, primarily North eastern India.
Related terms: Rutaceae, Evergreen, Flowering plant
Mango
Mango (/ˈmæŋɡoʊ/; from Portuguese manga) is a juicy stone fruit (drupe) produced from numerous species of tropical trees belonging to the flowering plant genus Mangifera.
Related terms: Mangifera, Tropical tree, Flowering plant
Nectarine
Nectarine (/ˈnɛktəriːn/; from Latin nectarium, "sweet secretion") is a mutation of peaches that lack the gene for fuzziness and is therefore smooth-skinned.
Related terms: Peach, Mutation
Orange
Orange (/ˈɔːrɪndʒ/; from Old French pomme d'orenge) is the fruit of various species in the family Rutaceae; it primarily refers to Citrus × sinensis, which is also called sweet orange.
Related terms: Rutaceae, Citrus × sinensis, Sweet orange
Pineapple
Pineapple (/ˈpaɪnˌæpəl/; from Spanish piña) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit and the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae.
Related terms: Bromeliaceae, Tropical plant
Quince
Quince (/kwɪns/; from Latin cydonium) is a hard, golden yellow fruit of the small deciduous tree Cydonia oblonga, which is related to apples and pears.
Related terms: Cydonia oblonga, Deciduous, Apple, Pear
Raspberry
Raspberry (/ˈræzˌbɛri/; from Old English raspise) is the edible fruit of a multitude of plant species in the genus Rubus, most of which are in the subgenus Idaeobatus.
Related terms: Rubus, Idaeobatus
Strawberry
Strawberry (/ˈstrɔːb(ə)ri/; from Old English streawberige) is a bright red fruit, with a sweet taste, produced by plants in the Fragaria genus.
Related terms: Fragaria
Tomato
Tomato (/təˈmeɪtoʊ/; from Nahuatl tomatl) is the edible, often red berry of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, commonly known as a tomato plant.
Related terms: Solanum lycopersicum, Berry
Ugli fruit
Ugli fruit (/ˈʌɡli/; from Jamaican English ugly) is a citrus fruit created by hybridizing a grapefruit (or pomelo), an orange and a tangerine.
Related terms: Citrus, Grapefruit, Pomelo, Orange, Tangerine
Watermelon
Watermelon (/ˈwɔːtərˌmɛlən/; from Middle English water meloun) is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like flowering plant originally from West Africa.
Related terms: Cucurbitaceae, Vine, Flowering plant
Xigua
Xigua (/ˈʃiːɡwɑː/; from Mandarin xīguā) is a term used in China for a type of small or mini watermelon.
Related terms: Watermelon
Yellow passionfruit
Yellow passionfruit (/ˈpæʃənˌfruːt/; from Portuguese maracujá) is a tropical fruit belonging to the Passiflora genus.
Related terms: Passiflora, Tropical fruit
Zucchini
Zucchini (/zuːˈkiːni/; from Italian zucchina), or courgette, is a summer squash which can reach nearly 1 metre (100 cm; 39 in) in length, but is usually harvested when still immature at about 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in).
Related terms: Squash (plant), Summer squash
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on List of fruits
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