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hesperidean

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Hes·per·i·des   (hě-spěr'ĭ-dēz')   
pl.n.   Greek Mythology

  1. The nymphs who together with a dragon watch over a garden in which golden apples grow.

  2. (used with a sing. verb) A garden, situated at the western end of the earth, in which golden apples grow.


[Greek, from pl. of hesperis, feminine of hesperios, of the evening, western; see Hesperian.]
Hes'per·id'i·an, Hes'per·id'e·an (hěs'pə-rĭd'ē-ən) adj.
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