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tangelo

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

The tangelo (C. reticulata × C. maxima or x C. paradisi), Citrus × tangelo, is a citrus fruit hybrid of tangerine and pomelo or grapefruit. Sometimes referred to as honeybells, tangelos are the size ...

key lime

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

The Key lime (Citrus × aurantiifolia)[1] is a citrus species with a globose fruit, 2.5–5 cm in diameter (1–2 in), that is yellow when ripe but usually picked green commercially. It is smaller ...

kumquat

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

Kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely ...

lemon

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

The lemon (Citrus × limon) is a small evergreen tree native to Asia, and the tree's ellipsoidal yellow fruit. The fruit is used for culinary and non-culinary purposes throughout the world, ...

clementine

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

A clementine (Citrus ×clementina) is a hybrid between a mandarin and a sweet orange, so named in 1902. The exterior is a deep orange colour with a smooth, glossy appearance. Clementines can be ...

grapefruit

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

The grapefruit (Citrus × paradisi) is a subtropical citrus tree known for its sour to semi-sweet fruit, an 18th-century hybrid first bred in Barbados. These evergreen trees usually grow to around 5–6 ...

calamodin

Fruits & vegetables; Citrus fruit

The calamondin or calamansi, is a fruit tree in the family Rutaceae native Asia. Other English language common names include calamonding, calamandarin, golden lime, Philippine lime, Panama orange, ...