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#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Strawberry)

English Name: Strawberry Botanical Name: Fragaria × ananassa DESCRIPTION: A soft edible red fruit with seeds on the surface. So easy to grow and so delicious to eat for the British, Strawberries and cream are the ultimate taste of summer.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits. (Cherry)

English Name: Cherry Botanical Name: prunus avium DESCRIPTION: A small soft round red and black fruit with a stone related to both plums and apricots.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits. (Peach)

English Name: Peach Botanical Name: malum persicum DESCRIPTION: A round juicy fruit with a rough stone with a thin dowing skin parts to reveal rich succulent flesh that is pinkish-yellow in color which is sweet and delicious.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits. (Cucumber)

English Name: Cucumber Botanical Name: Cucumis satirus Yoruba Name: cùcumbèr DESCRIPTION: A long cylinderical, dark green-skinned fruit and light green flesh usually eaten raw as salad.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Lime)

English Name: Lime Botanical Name: citrus aurantifolia Yoruba Name: Osàn wewe Igbo Name: Oloma nkirisi Hausa Name: Karemi lemu DESCRIPTION: Green relative of the lemon fruit used for cooking and juice making also rich in vitamin C. Grown in tropics and subtropical areas and it’s an edible acid fruit and the tree seldom grows moreContinue reading “#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Lime)”

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits. (Tangerine)

English Name: Tangerine Botanical Name: citrus nobilis delicious DESCRIPTION: A small sweet orange with loose skin that comes off easily deep orange-yellow in colour depending on the variety. The tangerine tree can grow up to 7 or 8 meters tall.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Pawpaw)

English Name: Pawpaw Botanical Name: Carica papaya Yoruba Name: Ìbepé Hausa Name: Gwanda Igbo Name: Okwuru beeke Brazil: mamao French: papaye German & Afrikaans: papaja Italians: papaia DESCRIPTION: A large tropical fruit with yellow and green skin, generally eaten raw when ripe, sweet orange or red flesh with black seeds. It also has a nurseryContinue reading “#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Pawpaw)”

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Pear)

English Name: Pear Botanical Name: pyrus communis DESCRIPTION: A yellow or green fruit that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Northern European native, the pear is a wonderful fruit often regarded as a close “cousin” of the apple although not as popular as apples these days, largely due to shorter shelfContinue reading “#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Pear)”

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Blueberry).

English Name: Blueberry. Botanical Name: Genus vaccinium DESCRIPTION: A North American fruit high in antioxidants. The small bushes grow in acidic soils, producing hundreds of small blue fruits in early summer.

#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Kiwifruit).

English Name: Kiwi Botanical Name: Actinidia delicious (green kiwifruit) & Actinidia Chinensis (Golden-yellow kiwifruit). DESCRIPTION: A green to brown skinned fruit with a hairy surface. Inside a sharp but sweet flesh that goes equally well as a fruit salad. It also has another specie called the gold kiwifruit a golden-yellow fruit in colour. ORIGIN: SayContinue reading “#KnowingMoreAboutFruits (Kiwifruit).”