The yellow outer skin of citrus fruits like oranges and lemons, distinct from the white pith beneath.
From Portuguese/Spanish 'flavedo' meaning yellowness, derived from Latin 'flavus' meaning yellow. Specifically used in botanical terminology for citrus peel.
The flavedo is where all the flavor oils hide—it's why zesting a lemon makes everything smell amazing—and Portuguese traders brought this word from their colonies, showing how fruit vocabulary traveled along trade routes!
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