[ ˌhɛspə'rɪdɪəm ]
■ noun ( plural 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 .