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Definition of: hesperidium
(hes′pə·rid′ē·əm) noun plural ·i·a (-ē·ə) Bot.
An indehiscent, many–celled, fleshy fruit with a spongy or leathery rind; a berry with a hard rind, as the lemon. [<NL <Gk. Hesperides the Hesperides; with ref. to the golden apples]
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