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hesperidia

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hes⋅per⋅id⋅i⋅um

  [hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]
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–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

Related forms:
hes⋅per⋅i⋅date  [he-sper-i-deyt] , hes⋅per⋅id⋅e⋅ous, adjective
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hes·per·id·i·um   (hěs'pə-rĭd'ē-əm)   
n.   pl. hes·per·id·i·a (-ē-ə)
A berry having a thickened leathery rind and juicy pulp divided into segments, as an orange or other citrus fruit.

[New Latin, from Hesperides, land where golden apples grow.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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