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Oriental persimmon fruit, whole and halved, of the firm cultivar 'fuyu'. Persimmon fruit seed Persimmons on a tree at Bilpin, New South Wales.. The persimmon (/ p ər ˈ s ɪ m ə n /) is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros.
Juicy Fruit is an American brand of chewing gum made by the Wrigley Company, a U.S. company that since 2008 has been a subsidiary of the privately held Mars, Incorporated. It was introduced in 1893, and in the 21st century the brand name is recognized by 99 percent of Americans, with total sales in 2002 of 153 million units.
The da Vinci code (paperback) (special illustrated ed.), Broadway, March 28, 2006, released 200,000 copies. Goldsman, Akiva (May 19, 2006), The Da Vinci Code Illustrated Screenplay: Behind the Scenes of the Major Motion Picture, Howard, Ron; Brown, Dan introd, Doubleday, Broadway, the day of the film's release. Including film stills, behind-the ...
Solanum lycopersicum var. lycopersicum: the oldest surviving tomato fruit and leaves.Page from the En Tibi Herbarium, 1558.Naturalis Leiden. The wild ancestor of the tomato, Solanum pimpinellifolium, is native to western South America. [6]
The fruit is a large berry, 4–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter. [ 13 ] [ 16 ] An unripe fruit has a firm outer skin and when picked, releases white chicle from its stem. A fully ripened fruit has saggy skin and does not release chicle when picked.
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The fruit may be given as a religious offering in Buddhist temples. According to tradition, Buddha prefers the "fingers" of the fruit to be in a position where they resemble a closed rather than open hand, as closed hands symbolize to Buddha the act of prayer. In China, the Buddha's hand fruit is a symbol of happiness, longevity, and good fortune.
The fruit is large, 15–25 cm (6–10 in) in diameter, [5] usually weighing 1–2 kilograms (2–4 pounds). It has a thicker rind than a grapefruit, [ 4 ] and is divided into 11 to 18 segments. The flesh tastes like mild grapefruit, with a little of its common bitterness (the grapefruit is a hybrid of the pomelo and the orange).