HESPERIDIUM


Meaning of HESPERIDIUM in English

n. (pl. hesperidia) a fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g. an orange or grapefruit.

[ Gk Hesperides daughters of Hesperus, nymphs in Greek mythology who guarded a tree of golden apples ]

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