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The name manchineel (sometimes spelled manchioneel or manchineal), as well as the specific epithet mancinella, are from Spanish manzanilla ('little apple'), from the superficial resemblance of its fruit and leaves to those of an apple tree. It is also called beach apple. [5] A present-day Spanish name is manzanilla de la muerte, 'little apple ...
The name 'durian' is derived from the Malay word duri ('thorn'), a reference to the numerous prickly thorns on its rind, combined with the noun-building suffix -an. [5] [6] According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the alternate spelling durion was first used in a 1588 translation of The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof by the Spanish explorer Juan ...
Fruit Roll-Ups eventually stole their spotlight, and Fruit Wrinkles quietly disappeared. But true fans still remember those colorful packets and the satisfying chew of each little wrinkle. Amazon
Amorphophallus (from Ancient Greek amorphos, "without form, misshapen" + phallos, "penis", referring to the shape of the prominent spadix) is a large genus of some 200 tropical and subtropical tuberous herbaceous plants from the Arum family (), native to Asia, Africa, Australia and various oceanic islands.
Pyrus calleryana, also known as the Callery pear or Bradford pear, is a species of pear tree native to China and Vietnam, [2] in the family Rosaceae.It is most commonly known for its cultivar 'Bradford' and its offensive odor, widely planted throughout the United States and increasingly regarded as an invasive species.
The 47-year-old then panned the camera over to the outside garden where she found the fruit and said she wasn’t sure what it was. “It’s definitely not (a tomato) because look at these leaves ...
"If it smells like death, well, you probably have some rotten roots in there." Similarly, your soil will feel moist if overwatering is an issue, so, as always, keep an eye on how that feels, too ...
The wild form of M. germanica is mostly a thorny, more shrub-like than tree-like plant, which is between 1.5 and 4 m (5 and 13 ft) high. In the cultivated forms, the thorns are usually reduced or even completely absent. [4] In general, the medlar is a small, deciduous tree with an overhanging, almost round crown. The trunk is irregularly shaped ...