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rhubarb

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

The rhubarb is a very tart member of the buckwheat family. It is generally eaten as a fruit but is actually a vegetable. It is used in sauces, jams, and desserts. Rhubarb leaves contain the toxin ...

rose apple

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

The oval, yellow fruit of various tropical trees belonging to the myrtle family. These fragrant fruits not generally eaten out-of-hand but are most often used in making jams, jellies and confections.

roselle

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

A tropical plant of the mallow family that is cultivated for its thick, red calyx and bracts, used in making jellies and as a cranberry substitute.

sapodilla

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

A large, evergreen, tropical American tree that has edible fruit and hard, durable wood and yields chicle.

sapote

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

This tree, native to Mexico and Central America, is also called the "marmalade tree" or "sapota." It offers a sweet, edible fruit. "Sapote" is also used to refer to the "sapadilla tree."