A fruit with sectioned pulp inside a separable rind, e.g. an orange or grapefruit.
‘It includes notes of hesperidia with undertones of jasmine and chamomile blossom over a soft musk base note.’
‘In the hesperidium, the layer of endocarp lining the outside of the locule grow as hairs that project into the locule.’
‘In citrus hesperidia, the creasing of albedo appears to be strictly related to a decrease of cell wall pectins beyond a critical level.’
‘Touch Of Sun is a phenomenal scent includes the mixture of bergamot, rose, jasmine, peony, hesperidia, vetiver, sandalwood, musk, and amber.’
‘A hesperidium fruit is a fleshy fruit or berry with a tough, leathery skin.’
Origin
Mid 19th century based on Hesperideae, former name of an order of plants containing citrus fruits, named after the golden apples of the Hesperides (see Hesperides) + -ium.
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