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Cryptocarya alba, the peumo or Chilean acorn, is an evergreen tree [1] that grows in Chile and Argentina from 33 to 40° southern latitude. It can live both in wet and as in dry conditions. It can live both in wet and as in dry conditions.
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, 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).
The flowers have both male and female parts, with 6 tepals usually erect as the flower opens, and 9 stamens in 2 rows, the inner row of 3 alternating with staminodes. The ovary is sessile, usually with an inconspicuous stigma and the fruit is an elliptic to spherical, fleshy drupe, containing a single seed. [2] [3] [4]
Olive oil. Extra-virgin olive oil is a staple of the MIND and Mediterranean diets because it provides monounsaturated fat, omega-3s, and antioxidant-rich vitamin E that science shows can be ...
Merriam-Webster defines "fruit" as "the usually edible reproductive body of a seed plant." Most often, these seed plants are sweet and enjoyed as dessert (think berries and melons), but some ...
Martin, who has said he was present outside the Capitol during the siege, also represented two other people found guilty of taking part in the attempt to overturn Trump's 2020 election defeat.
This is a list of countries by fruit production in 2020 based on the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. The total world fruit production for 2020 was 887,027,376 metric tonnes. In 1961 production was 200 million tonnes.
The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were ...