hesperidium


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hesperidium /ˌhɛspəˈrɪdɪəm/
noun (pl. hesperidia /-dɪə/) Botany a fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g. an orange.
– origin C19: based on mod. L. Hesperideae (former order name), named after the golden apples of the Hesperides (see Hesperian) + -ium.
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