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hesperidate

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hes⋅per⋅id⋅i⋅um

[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]
–noun, plural -per⋅id⋅i⋅a [-puh-rid-ee-uh] . Botany.
the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange.

Origin:
1865–70; < NL; see hesperidin, -ium


hes⋅per⋅i⋅date [he-sper-i-deyt] , hes⋅per⋅id⋅e⋅ous, adjective
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