(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:08:23

Hes`pe*rid"i*um (?), n. [NL. So called in allusion to the golden apples of the Hesperides. See Hesperides.] Bot.

A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.

 

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