Lixus (ancient city) — Lixus is the site of an ancient city located in Morocco just north of the modern seaport of Larache on the bank of the Loukkos River. The location was one of the main cities of the Roman province Mauretania Tingitana.GeographyLixus Ancient site s … Wikipedia
Hesperidium — A hesperidium (plural hesperidia) is a modified berry with a tough, leathery rind. The peel contains volatile oil glands in pits. The fleshy interior is composed of separate sections, called carpels, filled with fluid filled vesicles that are… … Wikipedia
hesperidium — noun (plural hesperidia) Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1866 a berry (as an orange or lime) having a leathery rind … New Collegiate Dictionary
Berry — The word berry has two meanings: one based on a botanical definition, the other on common identification. True (botanical) berries are a simple fruit having seeds and pulp produced from a single ovary. In common parlance, however, berries are… … Wikipedia
Aurantioideae — Tabog (Swinglea glutinosa, Citreae) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
hesperidium — hesperidate /he sper i dayt /, hesperideous, adj. /hes peuh rid ee euhm/, n., pl. hesperidia / peuh rid ee euh/. Bot. the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange. [1865 70; < NL; see HESPERIDIN, IUM] * * * … Universalium
hesperidium — [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)… … English new terms dictionary
hesperidium — /hɛspəˈrɪdiəm/ (say hespuh rideeuhm) noun (plural hesperidia /hɛspəˈrɪdiə/ (say hespuh rideeuh)) the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange. {see hesperidin} …
hesperidium — [hes΄pər id′ē əm] n. pl. hesperidia [hes΄pə rid′ēə] [see HESPERIDIN] the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange or lemon … English World dictionary
hesperidium — n. (pl. hesperidia) a fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g. an orange or grapefruit. Etymology: Gk Hesperides daughters of Hesperus, nymphs in Greek mythology who guarded a tree of golden apples … Useful english dictionary