"Person Formerly Known as Lowell"", which originally aired on October 31, 1995, Joe Hackett (Tim Daly) is disgusted when he finds out that Casey (Amy Yasbeck) found his Tangelo in the refrigerator and threw it in the garbage. he then angrily asks her, ""Who told you you could touch my Tangelo??"" Helen (Crystal Bernard) then refers to it as ""that creepy fruit Joe eats"". Tangelo The tangelo ( , ; ""C. reticulata × C. maxima"" or ""x C. paradisi""), ""Citrus × tangelo"", is a citrus fruit hybrid of a tangerine and a grapefruit. Sometimes referred to as honeybells, they are"
"Citrus × deliciosa Citrus"" × ""deliciosa (thorny (Australia), amarillo, beladi, ""Willowleaf Mandarin"", ""Mediterranean Mandarin"") is a citrus hybrid mandarin orange with just under 6 % pumelo ancestry. It is related to the ponkan. It has been widely grown around the Mediterranean since it appeared in Italy (between 1810 and 1818), but was not found in the orient until it was exported there. It is one of the most commercially important citrus. Its sweet fruit is eaten, its rind oil is used to flavour food and drinks, and petitgrain oil is extracted from the pruned leaves. Flower (particularly petals) are also"
"""Thymus fragrantissimus"", ""Thymus serpyllum citratus"", ""Thymus serpyllum citriodorum"", and more. It was also believed at one time that the plant was a hybrid of European garden origin, between ""Thymus pulegioides"" and ""Thymus vulgaris"". DNA analysis has shown that ""T. citriodorus"" is not part of the DNA tree that includes ""T. pulegioides"" and ""T. vulgaris"". Cultivars are selected for foliage color, and aromas of different citrus fruits. The following are sold by various nurseries, often under the synonyms, so scientific naming is not reliable: Thymus citriodorus Thymus citriodorus, the lemon thyme or citrus thyme, is a lemon-scented evergreen mat-forming perennial. There"
"of the acidic varieties are purplish tinted from outside, but the sweet ones are white-yellowish. The citron tree is very vigorous with almost no dormancy, blooming several times a year, and is therefore fragile and extremely sensitive to frost. The acidic varieties include the Florentine and Diamante citron from Italy, the Greek citron and the Balady citron from Israel. The sweet varieties include the Corsican and Moroccan citrons. Between the pulpless are also some fingered varieties and the Yemenite citron. There are also a number of citron hybrids; for example, ponderosa lemon, the lumia and rhobs el Arsa are known"
"Citron The citron (""Citrus medica"") is a large fragrant citrus fruit with a thick rind. It is one of the original citrus fruits from which all other citrus types developed through natural hybrid speciation or artificial hybridization. Though citron cultivars take on a wide variety of physical forms, they are all closely related genetically. It is used widely in Asian cuisine, and also in traditional medicines, perfume, and for religious rituals and offerings. Hybrids of citrons with other citrus are commercially prominent, notably lemons and many limes. The fruit's English name ""citron"" derives ultimately from Latin, ""citrus"", which is also"
"Buddha's hand Citrus medica"" var. ""sarcodactylis, or the fingered citron, is an unusually shaped citron variety whose fruit is segmented into finger-like sections, resembling those seen on representations of Buddha. It is called Buddha's hand in Chinese (佛手柑), Japanese (仏手柑), Korean (불수감) and Vietnamese (Phật thủ). The different cultivars and variations of this citron variety form a gradient from ""open-hand"" types with outward-splayed segments to ""closed-hand"" types, in which the fingers are kept together. There are also half-fingered fruits, in which the basal side is united and the apical side fingered. The origin of this kind of citron is commonly"
"citron from Italy, and the Greek citron. Citrus fruits are not native to Israel. According to Gallesio, Jews from Babylonia introduced the citron into Palestine in around 500 BCE, while Tolkowsky believed that Greek settlers brought it from India around 200 years later during the 3rd century BCE. It is thought that the citron is the oldest cultivated fruit in the country. Being of ritual significance for Jews, the citron was exported abroad in small quantities during Roman times. During the 1800s, the Balady was grown on the outskirts of Nablus, Nazareth, Tiberias, Safed and Alma al-Shaib, in Umm al-Fahm"
"Discord, obtained the Apple of Discord, which led to the Trojan War. In later years it was thought that the ""golden apples"" might have actually been oranges, a fruit unknown to Europe and the Mediterranean before the Middle Ages. Under this assumption, the Greek botanical name chosen for all citrus species was ""Hesperidoeidē"" (Ἑσπεριδοειδῆ, ""hesperidoids"") and even today the Greek word for the orange fruit is πορτοκάλι (Portokáli)--after the country of Portugal in Iberia near where the Garden of the Hesperides grew. After Heracles completed his first ten Labours, Eurystheus gave him two more claiming that neither the Hydra counted"
"is seedless and particularly sweet, and can be eaten whole. In the Valencia region of Spain, there is a variegated form of kaki called the ""Ribera del Xuquer"", ""Spanish persimon"" (with one 'm') or ""Rojo Brillante"" (""bright red""). Date-plum (""Diospyros lotus""), also known as lotus persimmon, is native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe. It was known to the ancient Greeks as ""the fruit of the gods"" and often referred to as ""nature's candy"". Its English name probably derives from Persian ""Khormaloo"" خرمالو literally ""date-plum"", referring to the taste of this fruit, which is reminiscent of both plums and dates."
"Pomelo The pomelo, Citrus maxima or Citrus grandis, is the largest citrus fruit from the Rutaceae family. It is a natural (non-hybrid) citrus fruit, similar in appearance to a large grapefruit, native to South and Southeast Asia. The pomelo is one of the original citrus species from which the rest of cultivated citrus hybridized. The popular fruit is used in many Chinese festive celebrations throughout Southeast Asia. After a Captain Shaddock of an East India Company ship introduced it to Barbados, the fruit was called ""shaddock"" in English. From there the name spread to Jamaica in 1696. It remains a"
"that of cedar. Collectively, ""Citrus"" fruits and plants are also known by the Romance loanword agrumes (literally ""sour fruits""). The large citrus fruit of today evolved originally from small, edible berries over millions of years. Citrus plants diverged from a common ancestor about 15 million years ago, which was about when it diverged from the closely related severinia, for example the Chinese box orange. About 7 million years ago, citrus plants diverged into two groups, the main citrus genus and the ancestors of the Trifoliate orange (poncirus), which is closely enough related that it can still be hybridized with all"
"Paramhansa Yogananda cites an interpretation by his master Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri that the Garden of Eden refers to man's body, with the fruit in the center being that of the sexual organs. In Western Europe, the fruit was often depicted as an apple. This was possibly because of a misunderstanding of – or a pun on – ""mălum"", a native Latin noun which means evil (from the adjective ""malus""), and ""mālum"", another Latin noun, borrowed from Greek μῆλον, which means apple. In the Vulgate, Genesis 2:17 describes the tree as ""de ligno autem scientiae boni et mali"" : ""but"
"Orange (fruit) The orange is the fruit of the citrus species ""Citrus"" × ""sinensis"" in the family Rutaceae. It is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ""Citrus × aurantium"", referred to as bitter orange. The sweet orange reproduces asexually (apomixis through nucellar embryony); varieties of sweet orange arise through mutations. The orange is a hybrid between pomelo (""Citrus maxima"") and mandarin (""Citrus reticulata""). The chloroplast genome, and therefore the maternal line, is that of pomelo. The sweet orange has had its full genome sequenced. Sweet oranges were mentioned in Chinese literature in 314 BC. , orange"
"pear"" or ""prince of pears""). ""Citrus bergamia"" is a small tree that blossoms during the winter. The juice tastes less sour than lemon, but more bitter than grapefruit. The active ingredients in bergamot juice are neoeriocitrin, naringin, neohesperidin, ponceritin, melitidin, and mitrocin and 0.69% miriflin with 0% moisture brutieridin. Melitidin and brutieridin, only recently discovered, exist only in citrus bergamot and exhibit statin-like properties. Synephrine is not present in citrus bergamot. The bergamot orange is unrelated to the herbs known as bergamot or wild bergamot, ""Monarda didyma"" and ""Monarda fistulosa"", which are in the mint family, and are named for"
"Pandanus conoideus Pandanus conoideus is a plant in the pandan family. Its fruit is eaten in Papua, Indonesia. Papuans call them ""kuansu"". Indonesians call them ""buah merah"" (""red fruit""). The fruit is typically prepared by splitting it, wrapping it in leaves, and cooking it in an earth oven. It grows in all Papua regions, especially in Jayawijaya mountain area (Wamena and Tolikara), Jayapura, Manokwari, Nabire, Timika, and Ayamaru Sorong. It is traditionally believed to be a good supplement as a skin and eye medicine, and as worm treatment. There are around 30 cultivars of Red Fruit, but only four variants"
"(""C. paradisi"" Macf.); Red-fleshed pummelo (""C. grandis"" Tan.); or Wekiwa tangelo (""C. reticulata"" × ""C. paradisi""). Numerous additional comparable analyses of the synephrine content of ""Citrus"" fruits and products derived from them may be found in the research literature. Low levels of synephrine have been found in normal human urine, as well as in other mammalian tissue. To reduce the likelihood that the synephrine detected in urine had a dietary origin, the subjects tested by Ibrahim and co-workers abstained from the consumption of any citrus products for 48 hours prior to providing urine samples. A recent study of synephrine in"
"Spondias dulcis Spondias dulcis (syn. ""Spondias cytherea""), known commonly as ambarella (ඇඹරැල්ලා) in Sri Lanka or June plum is an equatorial or tropical tree, with edible fruit containing a fibrous pit. It is known by many other names in various regions, including kedondong in Indonesia and in Malaysia, buah long long among the Chinese population in Singapore,Isbaandheys' in Somalia, Embe Ng'ong'o' in Tanzania, prune de cythère, pommecythere, or golden apple in Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Suriname, Saint Lucia and Martinique, June plum in Bermuda and Jamaica, mangotín in Panama, yuplón in Costa Rica, golden apple in Grenada, Saint Vincent"
"Melogold The Melogold or Melogold grapefruit (""Citrus grandis"" Osbeck × ""C. Paradisi"" Macf.) is a citrus hybrid similar to the oroblanco; both result from a cross between the pomelo and the grapefruit and is a fruit similar to a sweet grapefruit. The intent was to obtain a grapefruit-like cross that is less bitter or acidic than grapefruit, instead achieving sweetness similar to the pomelo. It was to be smaller than the pomelo, and more flavourful, with characteristics linked to the grapefruit. The breeders intentionally used a tetraploid grapefruit and a diploid pomelo, with triploid progeny and seedless. Similar to oroblanco,"
"Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange (pronounced ), is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green color similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Genetic research into the ancestral origins of extant citrus cultivars found bergamot orange to be a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. Extracts have been used to scent food, perfumes, and cosmetics. Use on the skin can increase photosensitivity, resulting in greater damage from sun exposure. The word bergamot is etymologically derived from the Italian word """"bergamotto"""", ultimately of Turkish origin: ""bey armudu"" or ""bey armut"" (""prince's"
"Laraha Laraha (""Citrus × aurantium"" subsp. ""currassuviencis"", or 'Curaçao orange' (""Citrus aurantium"" var. ""currassuviencis"", ) is a citrus tree that grows on the island of Curaçao, and the fruits of this tree. A descendant of the bitter orange, the fruit of the laraha is too bitter and too fibrous to be considered edible. Seville orange trees transplanted on Curaçao from Spain in 1527 did not thrive in the arid climate and soil of this Southern Caribbean island. As the trees were then abandoned, the fruit evolved from a bright orange color and sweet taste into the green and inedible bitter"
"Date-plum Diospyros lotus, with common names date-plum, Caucasian persimmon, or lilac persimmon, is a widely cultivated species of the genus ""Diospyros"", native to subtropical southwest Asia and southeast Europe. Its English name derives from the small fruit, which have a taste reminiscent of both plums and dates. It is among the oldest plants in cultivation. The species area extends from East Asia to the west of the Mediterranean, down to Spain. The date-plum is native to southwest Asia and southeast Europe. It was known to the ancient Greeks as ""God's fruit"" (, ""Diós pŷrós""), hence the scientific name of the"
"Succade Succade is the candied peel of any of the citrus species, especially from the citron or ""Citrus medica"" which is distinct with its extra-thick peel; in addition, the taste of the inner rind of the citron is less bitter than those of the other citrus. However, the term is also occasionally applied to the peel, root, or even entire fruit or vegetable like parsley, fennel and cucurbita which have a bitter taste and are boiled with sugar to get a special ""sweet and sour"" outcome. Fruits which are commonly candied also include dates, cherries, pineapple, ginger, and the rind"
"Citrus unshiu Citrus unshiu is a seedless and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as unshu mikan, cold hardy mandarin, satsuma mandarin, satsuma orange, naartjie, and tangerine. It is of Chinese origin, named after Unsyu (Wenzhou), China, but introduced to the West via Japan. The unshiu is known as () in China, and in Japan (or formally , the Japanese reading of the characters used in Chinese). In both languages, the name means ""honey citrus of Wenzhou"" (a city in Zhejiang province, China). An alternative Chinese name, (), means ""seedless mandarin"". One of the English names for the fruit, ""satsuma"", is"
"of California as the 'Improved Meyer lemon' – ""Citrus"" × ""meyeri"" 'Improved'. Meyer lemon Citrus"" × ""meyeri, the Meyer lemon, is a hybrid citrus fruit native to China. It is a cross between a citron and a mandarin/pomelo hybrid distinct from the common or bitter oranges. Mature trees are around tall with dark green shiny leaves. Flowers are white with a purple base and fragrant. The fruit is rounder than a true lemon, deep yellow with a slight orange tint when ripe, and has a sweeter, less acidic flavor. It was introduced to the United States in 1908 as S.P.I."
"Persian lime Persian lime (""Citrus × latifolia""), also known by other common names such as seedless lime, Bearss lime and Tahiti lime, is a citrus fruit species of hybrid origin, known only in cultivation. The Persian lime is a triploid cross between key lime (""Citrus × aurantiifolia"") and lemon (""Citrus"" ""limon""). Although there are other citrus species that are referred to as ""limes"", the Persian lime is the most widely cultivated lime species commercially, and accounts for the largest share of the fruits sold as limes. The fruit turns yellow as it ripens, but it is often sold while still"
"Peach The peach (""Prunus persica"") is a deciduous tree native to the region of Northwest China between the Tarim Basin and the north slopes of the Kunlun Mountains, where it was first domesticated and cultivated. It bears an edible juicy fruit called a peach or a nectarine. The specific name ""persica"" refers to its widespread cultivation in Persia (modern-day Iran), from where it was transplanted to Europe. It belongs to the genus ""Prunus"" which includes the cherry, apricot, almond and plum, in the rose family. The peach is classified with the almond in the subgenus ""Amygdalus"", distinguished from the other"
"Watermelon Citrullus lanatus is a plant species in the family Cucurbitaceae, a vine-like (scrambler and trailer) flowering plant originating in West Africa. It is cultivated for its fruit. The subdivision of this species into two varieties, watermelons (""Citrullus lanatus"" (Thunb.) var. ""lanatus"") and citron melons (""Citrullus lanatus"" var. ""citroides"" (L. H. Bailey) Mansf.), originated with the erroneous synonymization of ""Citrullus lanatus"" (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai and ""Citrullus vulgaris"" Schrad. by L.H. Bailey in 1930. Molecular data including sequences from the original collection of Thunberg and other relevant type material, show that the sweet watermelon (""Citrullus vulgaris"" Schrad.) and the bitter"
"""golden apple"". For example, the Greek ""χρυσομηλιά,"" and Latin ""pomum aurantium"" both literally describe oranges as ""golden apples"". Other languages, like German, Finnish, Hebrew, and Russian, have more complex etymologies for the word ""orange"" that can be traced back to the same idea. In later years it was thought that the ""golden apples"" of myth might have actually been oranges, a fruit unknown to Europe and the Mediterranean before the Middle Ages. Under this assumption, the Greek botanical name chosen for all citrus species was ""Hesperidoeidē"" (Ἑσπεριδοειδῆ, ""hesperidoids""). It was also used by Carl Linnaeus, who gave the name Hesperides"
"Garcinia madruno Garcinia madruno, the charichuelo, is a fruit-producing tree species from the rainforests of Central and South America. The leaves are dark green and leathery. The fruit looks like a shriveled droopy lemon, and has a similar rind. The interior is soft white pulp and has a popular, slightly citrusy taste people have compared to a sweet santol fruit or lemony cotton candy. The species was formerly included in the genus ""Rheedia"", which has since been absorbed into ""Garcinia"", as ""Rheedias"" species are now known as ""new world mangosteens"". ""Garcinia madruno"" is well adapted to a wide variety of"
"originated with the Spanish Conquistadors. The agronomists of classical Rome already made many references to the cultivation of citrus fruits within the limits of their empire. King Louis XIV of France housed citrus in orangeries, to protect the tropical fruit to be grown in the 1600s France. The generic name originated from Latin, where it referred to either the plant now known as citron (""C. medica"") or a conifer tree (""Thuja""). It is somehow related to the ancient Greek word for cedar, κέδρος (""kédros""). This may be due to perceived similarities in the smell of citrus leaves and fruit with"
"Citrullus colocynthis Citrullus colocynthis, with many common names including colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi, vine of Sodom, or wild gourd, is a desert viny plant native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia, especially Turkey (especially in regions such as İzmir), and Nubia. It resembles a common watermelon vine, but bears small, hard fruits with a bitter pulp. It originally bore the scientific name ""Colocynthis citrullus"". ""C. colocynthis"" is a desert viny plant that grows in sandy, arid soils. It is native to the Mediterranean Basin and Asia, and is distributed among the west coast of northern Africa,"
"is deciduous, with broad, stiff leaves, and is known as the ""shizi"" (柿子 in Chinese), and also as the Japanese Persimmon or kaki (柿) in Japanese. Its fruits are sweet and slightly tangy with a soft to occasionally fibrous texture. Cultivation of the fruit extended first to other parts of east Asia, India and Nepal, and it was later introduced to California and southern Europe in the 1800s and to Brazil in the 1890s. Numerous cultivars have been selected. Some varieties are edible in the crisp, firm state but it has its best flavor when allowed to rest and soften"
"to an order containing the genus Citrus, in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides, and is preserved in the term Hesperidium for the fruits of citrus and some other plants. One reason why oranges might be considered to be ""magical"" in so many stories is because they bear flowers and fruit at the same time, unlike other fruit. Frequently, the term ""golden apple"" is used to refer to the quince, a fruit originating in the Middle East. The tomato, unknown to the ancient world of the Greeks, is known as the ""pomodoro"" in Italian, meaning ""golden apple"" (from"