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rambutan

Agriculture; General agriculture

A tree (Nephelium lappaceum) of southeast Asia, bearing edible oval red fruit with soft spines.

mangosteen

Agriculture; General agriculture

1. A Malaysian evergreen tree (Garcinia mangostana) having thick leathery leaves and large edible berries. 2. The berry of this tree, having a hard rind and five to seven seeds with a sweet juicy ...

pitaya

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

1. Any of several cacti of the genus Lemaireocereus and related genera, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, bearing edible fruit. 2. Highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red ...

guarana

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

Guarana is a climbing plant in the maple family, Sapindaceae, native to the Amazon basin and especially common in Brazil. Guarana features large leaves and clusters of flowers, and is best known for ...

Granny Smith

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

The Granny Smith green apple is an Australian native discovered in 1868 as a chance seedling by "Granny" Anne Smith of Ryde, New South Wales. The tree is thought to be a hybrid of Malus ...

Jonathan

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

The Jonathan apple is a medium-sized sweet apple, with a strong touch of acid and a tough but smooth skin. This variety of apples was discovered in Woodstock, N.Y., in the 1920s and is known for its ...

Mcintosh

Fruits & vegetables; Fruits

Perhaps best known for giving its name to the Apple Macintosh brand computer, the Mcintosh (or McIntosh) was first discovered as a chance seedling by John McIntosh in 1811. Its deep red finish ...

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