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The pineapple [2] [3] ( Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. [4] The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuries.
The term punch refers to a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and alcoholic, generally containing fruits or fruit juice. [1] [2] The drink was introduced from the Indian subcontinent to England by employees of the East India Company in the late 17th century. [3] Punch is usually served at parties in large, wide bowls, known as punch ...
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 fruit is 70 to 120 mm (3 to 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) long and 60 to 90 mm (2 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) across. A light pink quince flower The immature fruit is green with dense grey-white fine hair, most of which rubs off before maturity in late autumn when the fruit changes colour to yellow with hard, strongly perfumed flesh.
Sapodilla fruits. Pomes include any crunchy accessory fruit that surrounds the fruit's inedible "core" (composed of the plant's endocarp) and typically has its seeds arranged in a star-like pattern. Common name. Species name. African pear. Manilkara obovata. Almond-leaved pear. Pyrus spinosa.
Key lime. (Christm.) Swingle. The Key lime or acid lime ( Citrus × aurantiifolia or C. aurantifolia) is a citrus hybrid ( C. hystrix × C. medica) native to tropical Southeast Asia. It has a spherical fruit, 2.5–5 centimetres (1–2 inches) in diameter. The Key lime is usually picked while it is still green, but it becomes yellow when ripe.
Rhoea punica St.-Lag. The pomegranate ( Punica granatum) is a fruit -bearing deciduous shrub in the family Lythraceae, subfamily Punicoideae, that grows between 5 and 10 m (16 and 33 ft) tall. The pomegranate is rich in symbolic and mythological associations in many cultures. Young pomegranate tree in Side, Turkey.
Borassus flabellifer is a robust tree and can reach a height of 30 metres (98 ft). The trunk is grey, robust and ringed with leaf scars; old leaves remain attached to the trunk for several years before falling cleanly. The leaves are fan-shaped and 3 m (9.8 ft) long, with robust black teeth on the petiole margins.